Minecraft Is Expected to Be Acquired by Microsoft
Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire the maker of the game Minecraft for more than $2 billion, people briefed on the discussions said on Tuesday. The move was intended to ensure that one of the most popular games was available for the computing giant’s family of devices.
The sides still need to work out many details, and a deal could fall through, according to one of these people, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Acquiring Minecraft would give Microsoft control of an online world that has defied many of the conventions of the modern games business to become a blockbuster success.