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  • Microsoft bought 'Minecraft' after a single tweet by its creator

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    03.04.2015

    We're only halfway through the decade, but it's already obvious that Minecraft is the biggest game of the '10s. Its creator, Markus "Notch" Persson has now been honored for his achievement with a cover story in Forbes. The piece reveals a few interesting tidbits about how he came to leave the game that made his name, including the fact that the $2.5 billion sale to Microsoft was prompted with a single tweet.