Report_ Notch _Unlikely_ To Stay At Mojang After Microsoft Sale

In addition to a reportyesterday claiming Microsoft was in talks to buy Swedish developers Mojang, Bloomberg now saysthat according to “a go rummy person familiar with Microsoft” Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson will in all likelihood step aside from the company once the sale goes through. https://kotaku.com/report-microsoft-trying-to-buy-mojang-creators-of-min-1632692098 This source says that the deal was first discussed a few months back, with Persson reaching out to Microsoft following their positivehistory working together on the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1632871715","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"uncategorized","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"uncategorized","TAGS":"microsoft","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); https://kotaku.com/minecraft-creator-tells-microsoft-i-love-working-with-5909227 “The two companies quickly agreed on a framework and approximate price and have been working out the details since”, the Bloomberg report states. “Persson will help out with the transition, holy rummy though he is unlikely to remain beyond that”. Note that despite this new information, neither Mojang nor Microsoft has confirmed (or even commented on) the proposed purchase. royally rummy Microsoft Said Near $2 Billion Deal for Minecraft Maker [Bloomberg][top image: Alexander Babic]