{"id":47711,"date":"2014-09-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=47711"},"modified":"2014-09-15T13:17:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T13:17:52","slug":"microsoft-buys-minecraft-for-2-5bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/microsoft-buys-minecraft-for-2-5bn\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5bn"},"content":{"rendered":"
Microsoft has bought Mojang, the Swedish firm behind the popular video game Minecraft, for $2.5bn (\u00a31.5bn).<\/p>\n
The best-selling title, which boasts 100 million users, allows players to build structures with retro Lego-style blocks, as well as explore a large map and battle others.<\/p>\n