Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, plans new ‘Education Edition’ of blockbuster game
More than a year after its $ 2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Microsoft says it’s buying MinecraftEdu — a version of the game that was created for the classroom — in an attempt to expand the blockbuster franchise further into schools and education. Microsoft says it will build on MinecraftEdu to create an expanded version called “Minecraft: Education Edition,” available initially this summer as a free trial. MinecraftEdu was created by TeacherGaming LLC in 2011, and it has since spread to more than 40 countries with the support of Mojang. “One of the reasons Minecraft fits so well in the classroom is because it’s a common, creative… Read More
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