Kotick went on to say that it was Xbox executive Phil Spencer who ultimately got the deal done for Minecraft. He also singled ...

A lthough Microsoft bought both Mojang and its sandbox game Minecraft back in 2014 for a whopping $2.5 billion, the company ...

According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the company actually had a chance to buy Minecraft before 2014 but didn't end up taking it. In 2014, Microsoft bought Minecraft and its developer, Mojang, for ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has released a new book, Hit Refresh, and it reveals the company had passed on acquiring Minecraft creator Mojang before the $2.5 billion deal in 2014. "Early in ...

Microsoft acquired the insanely popular Minecraft in 2014 and has been steadily supporting it with new features ever since. That means Microsoft has also been working to expand the franchise; several ...

Well isn’t this a surprise – Facebook Messenger and Minecraft pretty much lead the 2014 iOS App Store charts. The top free iPhone app was Facebook Messenger while the top paid iPhone app was the game ...

If you want to build something great in Minecraft, you do it one block at a time. For example, developer Mojang sold one copy of Minecraft at a time — and now it has millions of players. The studio ...

So Minecraft has basically taken over the world. I don't much know how, but there is close to no denying it. That isn't a total surprise though. The game is basically the biggest thing in gaming right ...

Chris Welch is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and ...

Minecraft‘s been a long time coming to Sony’s passed-over PlayStation 3, and I’m guessing most of you haven’t waited, more than happy to noodle with the game on a Linux/Windows/Mac PC, mobile phone or ...