$ 2.5 billion Microsoft paid for the Swedish company Mojang. Purchase was not a casual concern of Redmond was about the game Minecraft. That hit, which has sold over 54 million units.
Minecraft is a game written in Java by Markus Persson and developed by Mojang, for which Microsoft shelled out $ 2.5 billion. Minecraft phenomenon is incomprehensible. 54 million users bought the game in your PC, consoles and mobile devices. Another 86 million have downloaded the demo version of the product. It also reigns in the rankings of popularity on the web Torrent. Last year, Mojang made a $ 322 million revenue.
The transaction announced on the company blog on September 15.
The first version of Minecraft came to light in 2009. Fledged game debuted in 2011, but . quickly appeared on mobile platforms such as Android and iOS. What is the game? On building their own world of cubic blocks. The paid version gain additional game modes such as Survival, Hardcore, Creative, Spectator and Adventure. “The only limitation is your imagination” – complains the game its owners.
The creator of the game, Markus Persson, born in 1979. Sweden. The first play he wrote at the age of 8 years. He is a member of the Swedish Pirate Party.
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