STOCKHOLM/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has agreed to acquire the Stockholm-based developer of the wildly popular Minecraft video game for $2.5 billion (1.54 billion pounds), as it tries ...

NEW YORK -- Microsoft will acquire the maker of the long-running hit game Minecraft for $2.5 billion as the company continues to invest in its Xbox gaming platform and looks to grab attention on ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Monday made his first blockbuster bet since taking the helm of the software giant seven months ago, finalizing an expected deal to acquire Sweden-based Minecraft maker ...

STOCKHOLM — Microsoft Corp said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Stockholm-based games developer Mojang and the company’s wildly popular Minecraft video game franchise for $2.5 billion. Minecraft — ...

Microsoft has agreed to buy Mojang, the Swedish developer of the Minecraft PC and console game, for US$2.5 billion, the companies announced Monday. The deal comes two weeks after Mojang released a ...