The rumor had been circulating for a few days and Microsoft has confirmed the purchase of the company Mojang editing the famous game Minecraft. In a statement, Microsoft said that the Mojang team will join those of Microsoft Studios, developing among other franchises Halo, Forza and Fable. The acquisition of Mojang was made 2.5 billion.
For Microsoft, which wants to focus its efforts on the video game market, this acquisition is of course linked to the famous game Minecraft. The latter would have recorded 100 million downloads on PC only since its introduction in 2009, 90% of players who bought the license will be connected at least once in the last 12 months.
According to Redmond it would further the game’s most popular online Xbox 2 billion hours of total game on the Xbox 360 these last two years. Minecraft also throne in pole position rankings paid games on iOS and Android.
Previously, Microsoft had tried to turn his game console media center with the production of exclusive series. As part of a major restructuring last spring, the company has finally decided to better position themselves to Sony in the video game industry
Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, said:. ” Minecraft is one of the most popular franchises of all time . ” He added that Microsoft will continue to develop the game on all platforms while maintaining the community.
At present it is the most important acquisition made under the direction of Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in February. He said video games are not only the medium most adopted, it is also a growth in the mobility sector. In a memo sent to employees, the man stated as follows: “ in a mobile centric world, the game is the most important category in the digital life – both in use and expenditure . “
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