Minecraft
News and Articles About Minecraft
Minecraft
Microsoft Using Minecraft to Teach its AI to Learn
'The things that seem really easy for us are actually the things that are really difficult for an artificial intelligence,' researcher says.
Business Moving Forward
![Kim Lachance Shandrow]()
Microsoft Will Soon Spawn a Classroom Edition of Minecraft
Brick by brick, the tech giant plans to cash in on the game's popularity with educators and students.
Minecraft
![Kim Lachance Shandrow]()
How the Latest Fake Minecraft App Reached No. 4 on the iTunes Charts and Then Disappeared
It was just one of dozens of malicious scam apps that copycat the wildly popular block-building adventure game.
Weekly News Roundup
![Tanya Benedicto Klich]()
Are Changes Ahead at Uber? Your Weekly News Roundup
This week's headlines include Amazon's guidance for drone laws and new gaming technology at the E3 conference.
Minecraft
![Kim Lachance Shandrow]()
Watch Microsoft's Eye-Popping Hololens Demo Using Minecraft
Hold your pickaxe, partner. Microsoft just blew Minecraft clear out of the sandbox. Way out.
Oculus VR
![Laura Entis]()
Here's What Oculus Just Revealed at Its Much-Anticipated Press Event
Big news about partnerships and hand controllers, but still no word on a release date or a concrete price point.
Video Games
![Jason Fell]()
Lego Has Finally Created a Minecraft Competitor
The new game, Lego Worlds, is available for beta download now.
Video Games
![Ryan Holmes]()
Get Ready for Microsoft to Rev Up the Global Minecraft Machine
Can a kids' game turn the ailing tech giant around?
Social Media
![Nina Zipkin]()
Here's How One Tweet Led to Microsoft Buying Minecraft for $2.5 Billion
Social media can change the entire course of your company's future.
Virtual Reality
Microsoft Pushes Toward Virtual Reality With Hologram Headset
The tech company unveiled plans for a prototype visor that can bring the Minecraft video game, Skype calls and more to 3-D life.
Candy Crush
![Laura Entis]()
'Game Guru' of Candy Crush Saga Leaves King Digital to Found New Gaming Startup
King's social games and mobile lead developer is parting ways with the company to launch a startup focused on virtual reality.
Run a Better Business
What Minecraft Is Teaching Your Kids About Money
If your kids are chattering non-stop about things like emeralds, pickaxes and creepers, you may have a unique opportunity to turn a video game addiction into a life lesson about money.
Co-founders
![Tanya Benedicto Klich]()
Microsoft's Strategy Behind Taking Minecraft and Not Its Founders
Steve Blank explains the importance of 'outward facing' founders.
Founders
![Laura Entis]()
Microsoft's Missed Opportunity: Not Getting Minecraft's Founders?
The tech giant snagged Mojang, the maker of the popular game Minecraft, but its founders are out.
Minecraft is the popular world-building, cross-platform video game released in 2011. The game was created by Swedish developer and designer Markus Persson at his company Mojang, which he co-founded in 2010. In 2014, Persson sold Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion.
