Just a few months after Microsoft acquired Minecraft-maker Mojang, the blockbuster block building game is finally available on Windows Phone devices. The Windows Phone version is the same slimmed-down “pocket edition” of the game that Android and iOS users have been enjoying since way back in 2011, and will cost you the same $6.99. Despite having been around for some time, the mobile version of the game continues to be a huge hit — it was the top selling iPad game of 2014, and second on iPhone. Since then, the game has moved to consoles like the Xbox One and PS4, and there’s even a movie in the works. With the addition of the Windows Phone version, Minecraft is approaching Tetris levels of ubiquity. You can get it right here.
Minecraft is finally on Windows Phone
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