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    Anger at Microsoft's $2.5bn Deal for Minecraft Maker Mojang</h1>
    <html><body><p><p><br/> Anger at Microsoft's $2.5bn deal for Minecraft maker Mojang<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Fans of the game Minecraft have been expressing anger following the announcement of the game's creator Mojang and Microsoft reached an agreement on an $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) deal.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The title, which has sold over 54 million copies, has been criticized on social media, after the announcement.<br/> <a href="https://www.83hh.com/">Hunter</a> </p><br/><p><br/> Mojang, Minecraft and Microsoft were all hot topics on Monday afternoon.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> If you've never attempted it, players build structures with retro Lego-style blocks, explore a large map and battle others.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> AstrosMC posted on a Minecraft forum, "Microsoft will kill us."<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Thomas Heath wrote on Newsbeat's Facebook page: "Microsoft are just going to screw everything over. If that happens, I'm out.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Markus "Notch", the founder of Mojang has previously criticised Microsoft.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> However, not every reaction to the sale has been negative.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Tom Bramwell, the editor-in-chief at eurogamer.net, tweeted "Clearly I'm not @notch. But I can understand his tweet about wanting to not be defined by anything for the rest of your life. Godspeed!"<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Blackspawn wrote: "I believe he's great and I fully agree with and respect his decision."<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Follow @BBCNewsbeat Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat YouTube<br/></p></p></body></html>
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