Microsoft’s purchase of Minecraft developer Mojang is officially complete, Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer tweeted today.

It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We're excited for the possibilities ahead w/the Minecraft community.



— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 6, 2014

The corporation confirmed its intent to purchase Moang for $2.5 billion USD in September following initial reports earlier that month. Microsoft expects to break even on its multi-billion dollar Mojang acquisition by the end of June 2015, according to an investor relations release from September."Gaming is a top activity spanning devices, from PCs and consoles to tablets and mobile, with billions of hours spent each year," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said at the time. "Minecraft is more than a great game franchise - it is an open world platform, driven by a vibrant community we care deeply about, and rich with new opportunities for that community and for Microsoft."Founders Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser are leaving the company following the deal. Persson revealed after the acquisition announcement that his reasons for selling Mojang to Microsoft was "not about the money. It's about my sanity."Be sure to check out our in-depth look at how Microsoft buying Mojang could change Minecraft forever Minecraft launched in late 2011 on PC, and we loved it . The title later migrated to iOS, Android, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in the following years. More 17 million copies of Minecraft have been sold on PC and Mac to date and, as of June, the game has sold over 54 million copies across all platforms.

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