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p>Anger at Microsoft's $2.5bn deal for Minecraft maker Mojang

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p>Fans of the game Minecraft have been vocal about their displeasure following the announcement that the game's creator Mojang and Microsoft agreed to a $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) deal.

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p>After the announcement, the book was criticized on social media for having sold over 54 million copies.

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p>Mojang, Minecraft and Microsoft were all hot topics on Monday afternoon.

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p>If you haven't tried it before, players can construct structures using retro Lego-style blocks.

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p>AstrosMC posted on a Minecraft forum, "Microsoft will kill us."

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p>Thomas Heath posted on Newsbeat's Facebook page "Microsoft will just screw everything over." If this occurs I'm out." https://lessontoday.com/profile/washerearth4/activity/2336012/ </p>

p>Markus "Notch", the founder of Mojang, has previously criticized Microsoft. http://carouse.life/members/kevintrick1/activity/29700/ </p>

p>However there were a variety of reactions to the sale were negative.

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p>Tom Bramwell, the outgoing editor-in-chief of eurogamer.net tweeted: "Clearly I am not @notch however I can identify with his comment about not wanting to be defined by one thing throughout your life. Godspeed!"

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p>Blackspawn wrote: "I believe he's great and I completely agree with and respect his decision."

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