The Swedish night time came news bomb that Microsoft, who manufacture the Xbox game console, is close to a purchase of the Swedish privately owned game developer Mojang. According to the Wall Street Journal Mojang valued at $ 2 billion, around 14 billion.
According to data provided to Bloomberg News, it is Markus “Notch” Persson, who stretched out a hand to the American software giant. Negotiations on the details should have been going on for several months. When the purchase is finally finished stops Markus Persson for a transitional period, and then leave the company.
Neither Microsoft nor Mojang, with CEO Carl Manneh, want to comment on the deal, which could be completed as early as this week, according to the newspaper’s sources.
Minecraft, where players build your own computer world of what that looks like LEGO bricks, has been a great success and the acquisition aims likely to boost up Microsoft’s offer on the Xbox.
Is deal in lock so combs Mojangs founder Markus “Notch “Persson, 35, yet another private billion fortune. SvD Business has previously reported that Persson’s private company last year had license revenue of over 800 million. He started the company as late as in 2009.
Persson has also previously rejected outside investors in Mojang, and it was unclear last night what will be behind the decision to sell the company now.
Mojang reported previously have revenues of around 2.5 billion in 2013.
SvD looking game studio Mojangs founder Markus “Notch” Persson for comment.
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