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Activision Blizzard nearly bought Minecraft before Microsoft

Microsoft bought Mojang and Minecraft back in 2014 for a whopping $2.5 billion, but it turns out Activision Blizzard almost bought them first.

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Activision Blizzard nearly bought Minecraft before Microsoft

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