It has, for $2.5b, today.Blue Swirl wrote:Should this occur...
The updated version uses 83 billion blocks, with each one representing 25m of real-world British soil, road or grass. The Minecraft UK map is so detailed that people should be able to find their own house on it.
In mid-September, Microsoft announced it had agreed in principal to acquire Minecraft and its developer Mojang in a deal believed to be worth $2.5 billion. As part of that deal, the studio's three founders--Markus Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porser--will be leaving the company.
His first building was a virtual version of the World Trade Center, which took 18 months to perfect. However the 19-year-old says Titan City is not a realistic model of New York. "It's inspired by New York," he told the BBC.
Blue Swirl wrote:Smidgen off topic, but stay with me. Minecraft is finally coming out for Vita. Here's the bit that I thought was interesting:Hold on, isn't buying Mojing for $2.5 hojillion gazillion dollars then making the three most important people leave a smidgen stupid? To me it feels akin to buying Apple a few years ago and kicking out Jobs and Ives, or buying a sports team and firing all the best players.In mid-September, Microsoft announced it had agreed in principal to acquire Minecraft and its developer Mojang in a deal believed to be worth $2.5 billion. As part of that deal, the studio's three founders--Markus Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porser--will be leaving the company.
Diluted Dante wrote:Notch sold so he could leave though. Jeb is the one in charge of Minecraft now, and he's staying.
Yeah good point.Liveinadive wrote:I could be keen. I see Minecraft as much more of a winter game though. Getting warm and comfy when it is cold out and spending long evenings mining away. Right now I doubt I would put much in.
djchump wrote:In which case, I'd consider it scripting rather than modding.
Liveinadive wrote:I see Minecraft as much more of a winter game though. Getting warm and comfy when it is cold out and spending long evenings mining away.
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