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Minecraft isn't buying the NFT hype, says they're exclusionary and encourage 'profiteering'

Mojang Studios, the Microsoft-owned Minecraft maker, says NFTs are not inclusive and "create a scen…

Isobel Asher Hamilton   


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A new 'Minecraft' game is out today, and it shakes up the iconic series with a bold new hack-and-slash style of gameplay you can play with a friend

It's not every day that the world's biggest gaming franchise gets a new spinoff, but with the launc…

Ben Gilbert   


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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition will boost its Metaverse plans

When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world's third-largest gaming company by…

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Satya Nadella's career rise, from computer science student to turning Microsoft into a $3 trillion titan as CEO

Satya Nadella has been running Microsoft for a decade. Here's how the company became a $3 trillion …

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he weighs 2 factors when considering making an acquisition

Microsoft recently closed its $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal and has also acquired names like…

Sarah Jackson   


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Microsoft to buy embattled 'Call of Duty' publisher Activision for $68 billion

Microsoft will pay all cash to acquire Activision Blizzard, the mega-publisher facing investigation…

Ben Gilbert   


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For the first time since the original, a new 'Minecraft' game is in the works - and it's arriving in 2019

"I would say that it's a distilled version of 'Minecraft,'" Bergentsen said. "Building in the game …

Ben Gilbert   


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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company had the chance to buy Minecraft well before 2014, but passed

Reading between the lines, we can devine some details from Nadella's account of the initial deal th…

Matt Weinberger   


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Why there won't be a 'Minecraft 2,' according to the people in charge of 'Minecraft'

"The way that we've decided to expand - and I think 'Dungeons' is the first example of that - is a …

Ben Gilbert   


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Minecraft, the most popular game in the world, is turning its biggest fans into entrepreneurs

There are some caveats: Mojang is seeking a higher caliber of Marketplace content, and so developer…

Matt Weinberger   


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Minecraft, one of the biggest video games in the world, is getting a massive graphics overhaul - here's what it looks like

With that said, the graphical update comes at a cost that's not typically associated with "Minecraf…

Antonio Villas-Boas   


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'Minecraft' has been quietly dominating for over 10 years, and now has 112 million players every month

It's a system for fitting pieces together to create something - sometimes amazing somethings - from…

Ben Gilbert   


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Nvidia jumps after announcing a partnership with Microsoft to give Minecraft a massive graphics overhaul

Part of "Minecraft's" popularity comes from its low bar-of-entry relative to other games. While som…

Ben Winck   


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Microsoft promoted its 'Minecraft' boss to be the new executive in charge of all Xbox game efforts

"That's been great in driving our all-up strategy and getting us to the point where Satya was willi…

Edoardo Maggio   


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The video game turning teens into millionaires has raised a whopping $150 million, making it a $2.5 billion company

But those similarities are really only skin deep. In reality, Roblox is more of a marketplace than …

Matt Weinberger   


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Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion to make sure it's around for the next hundred years

Maintaining that brand can be tricky, Booty says - despite Minecraft's reputation as a ki…

Matt Weinberger   


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Xbox wants to create the Netflix of games - here's why that's not going to work

There are several others (The Coalition, Rare, etc.) that could potentially work on such a project,…

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MICROSOFT IS BUYING THE COMPANY BEHIND MINECRAFT FOR $2.5 BILLION

Available across multiple platforms, "Minecraft" is one of the most popular video games in history,…

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The execs in charge of Minecraft explain why it's taken over the world

Literally everything in the Minecraft world is a block that you can pick up, put down, and move aro…

Matt Weinberger