Minecraft is a game where players build structures with blocks
Subrat Patnaik10 September 2014
Microsoft is eyeing the Swedish company behind the Minecraft video game which could value the technology firm at more than $2 billion.
A deal could be signed as early as this week to buy Mojang AB, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Minecraft is a game where players build structures with blocks to protect against nocturnal monsters.
The acquisition will add to Microsoft's Xbox video game business, at a time when the competition in the video game console market is heating up.
Microsoft said in April it had shipped 5 million Xbox One units to retailers worldwide since the launch. In the same month Sony Corp said it had sold more than 7 million PlayStation 4 units as of April 6 and was struggling to keep up with consumer demand.
