Microsoft is in serious discussions to buy Mojang, the Swedish company behind the popular “Minecraft” videogame, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The deal would be valued at more than $2 billion and could be signed as early as this week, this person said.
A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment, as did Mojang’s CEO, Carl Manneh.
An acquisition would be a surprising turn for closely held Mojang, whose 35-year-old founder, Markus Persson, has shunned outside investment and is revered in the videogame community for publicly railing against big corporations including, two years ago, Microsoft.
Source WSJ
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