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Minecraft was nearly sold to Activision Blizzard for $1.5 billion before Microsoft secured Mojang, says former CEO Bobby Kotick: "I almost bought it"

Microsoft offered Notch $2.5 billion, however

Minecraft creator weighs in on the Creeper debate sparked by Mojang CCO's recent comments, says he "tried to fix" it years ago because it was "anti-fun"

Minecraft creator weighs in on the Creeper debate sparked by Mojang CCO's recent comments, says he "tried to fix" it years ago because it was "anti-fun"

"This is originally one of MY opinions"

Borderlands 4 PC performance debate takes a turn for the weird as Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford gets into bizarre row with OG Minecraft creator Notch: "Masculinity is a shader option"

Borderlands 4 PC performance debate takes a turn for the weird as Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford gets into bizarre row with OG Minecraft creator Notch: "Masculinity is a shader option"

"Try turning it off if you'd like to tune your own performance," says Pitchford

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13 years ago, Mojang canceled its Lego Minecraft game amid frustrations with the toy company's brand restrictions - now the original prototype has been found and preserved online

After all these years, Brickcraft lives

Sorry everyone, Minecraft 2 is cancelled, and it might be our fault

After he "basically announced Minecraft 2" last week, Markus "Notch" Persson has changed his mind.

Notch cancels the "Minecraft 2" he announced days prior because spiritual successors are "always kinda sad nostalgia dumps"

Legally distinct Minecraft was never in development, and it won't be anytime soon

'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson Announces Plans for a Spiritual Successor to the Game

The creator of Minecraft revealed his plans to make a spiritual successor to the highly popular game.

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Minecraft creator Notch says that he 'basically announced minecraft 2' with a Twitter poll and a commitment to making a spiritual successor

Minecraft creator Notch says that he 'basically announced minecraft 2' with a Twitter poll and a commitment to making a spiritual successor

You can kind of just say anything on there now.

OG Minecraft creator "basically announced Minecraft 2" in the oddest way, but he won't "sneakily infringe" on Mojang's work

OG Minecraft creator "basically announced Minecraft 2" in the oddest way, but he won't "sneakily infringe" on Mojang's work

Chances that it actually releases are slim, though

Minecraft creator Notch thinks the movie looks pretty neat, actually: 'I was expecting way worse'

Minecraft creator Notch thinks the movie looks pretty neat, actually: 'I was expecting way worse'

What is Minecraft and why is it so popular? An explainer for kids (and their parents)

What is Minecraft and why is it so popular? An explainer for kids (and their parents)

Here's why Minecraft has millions of fans worldwide

Sweden's Small Game Studios Punching Above Their Weight

Sweden's Small Game Studios Punching Above Their Weight

"Minecraft", "Valheim", and "Raft", just to name a few: Small or even one-man teams from Sweden have produced more video game hits than one would expect from a small country.

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