Microsoft buys custom version of Minecraft game
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a modified third-party version of the building-block game Minecraft, called MinecraftEdu, which is designed for classrooms. With this acquisition, Microsoft plans to launch a classroom edition of Minecraft, called 'Minecraft: Education Edition'. Created in 2010, MinecraftEdu is currently used by over 7,000 classrooms in over 40 countries.