Although Microsoft bought both Mojang and its sandbox game Minecraft back in 2014 for a whopping $2.5 billion, the company wasn't the only one to consider the purchase – Activision Blizzard also got close to buying them.
As much was speculated a decade ago, when reports of Activision Blizzard's (and EA's, too) interest in buying Minecraft were circulating around the web – but now, former CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed that it was indeed one of his considerations years back. "I almost bought it," he admits in a recent podcast with Ari Emanuel and Elon Musk (thanks, GameSpot). He didn't only think about it, however – he actually made an offer.
