Minecraft of the alpha version of the game expanded. Persson continued to update the game with releases distributed to users automatically. These updates included new items, new blocks, new mobs, survival mode, and changes to the game's behavior (e.g. how water flows). To back the development of "Minecraft", Persson set up a video game company, Mojang, with the money earned from the game. On 11 December 2010, Persson announced that "Minecraft" was entering its beta testing phase on 20 December 2010. He further stated that bug fixes and all updates leading up to and including the release would still be free.
Mojang of Kibera in the Nairobi area of Kenya. On 15 September 2014, Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Mojang for $2.5 billion in a deal made official on 6 November 2014. With their stakes in the company bought out, the three founders, Markus Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porsér left the company. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that a major reason for acquiring Mojang was HoloLens. In February 2018, server support for "Scrolls" ended, with Mojang having ceased development of the title. The game was re-released the following June, as a free-to-play product, structured around community servers, with the new