Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5 billion

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  1. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    I had absolutely no clue it was worth that much.

    I mean, I knew it was super popular, but I had no idea it was monetized that well.
     
    NAHTMMM, Sep 15, 2014
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  2. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    And here is where Minecraft turns into a gigantic pile of suck.
     
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  3. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    My thoughts exactly.
     
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  4. El Chup

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    I don't know what it is anyhow. Just looks like a game from the eighties to me.
     
    El Chup, Sep 17, 2014
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    You absolutely have to try it, but make sure you've got a year or two of leave coming up before you start.
     
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    Yeah but what is it and what's so hold about it?
     
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    Here's just some of the things you can build.

     
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  9. foil1212

    foil1212 Jose "Mom Fan" Alvarez Staff Member Moderator

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    It's like digital legos, but with all the mechanical and weird physics stuff built into it. Kids love it and for a lot it's the only game they play. Parents love it because it's just pure creativity and teaches skills when learning how to make rollercoasters and create pressure plate switches and things like that.
     
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    My boys are huge fans. I'm intrigued by watching them play, but I have a feeling that if I ever started on it, I'd quickly find myself still playing at six in the morning, not having slept a wink.
     
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    I can confirm that that is likely.
     
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  12. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...ounce-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/24247

     
    NAHTMMM, Jul 8, 2015
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