Anger At Microsofts 25bn Deal For Minecraft Maker Mojang

Anger at Microsoft's $2.5bn deal for Minecraft maker Mojang

Fans of the video game Minecraft have been expressing anger after creator Mojang and Microsoft agreed a $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) deal.

The title, which has sold more than 54 million copies, was criticised on social networks after its announcement.

Mojang, Minecraft, and Microsoft were the top three most popular on Monday afternoon. minecraft

If you haven't tried it before, players can build structures using retro Lego-style blocks.

"Microsoft is going to kill us" said AstrosMC, posting on a Minecraft forum.

Thomas Heath posted on Newsbeat's Facebook page, "Microsoft will just screw everything over." If that happens, I'm out."

Markus "Notch", Mojang's founder has previously criticised Microsoft.

However, not all reaction to the sale has been negative.

Tom Bramwell was the outgoing editorin-chief of eurogamer.net. He tweeted: "Clearly, @notch is not me, but I can relate with his comments about not wanting your whole life to be defined. Godspeed!"

Blackspawn wrote: "I think he's a great guy and I totally understand and support his decision."

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