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By David WinogradMarch 25, 2014 9:30 PM EDTMinecraft creator Markus Persson said hersquocanceling plans to create a version of the popular block-building video game for Oculus V.R.rsquovirtual reality headset after hearing the news the company is being acquired by Facebook.Persson took to Twitter Tuesday to voice his displeasure with the deal: adidas campus We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me out.mdash; notch@notchMarch 25, 2014Persson elaborated in a blog post:Facebook is not a company of grass-roots tech enthusiasts. Facebook is not a game tech company. Facebook has a history of caring about building user numbers, and nothing but building user numbers. People have made games for Facebook platforms before, and while it worked great for a while, they were stuck in a very unfortunate position when Facebook eventually changed the platf nike dunk ormhellip;Persson left to door open to continuing the effort to create a virtual reality Minecraft edition with one of Oculus V.R.rsquocompetitors.I have the greatest respect for the talented engineers and developers at Oculushellip;but this is where we part ways.Facebook announced the $2 billion deal earlier Tuesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told analysts during a call that skechersthe virtual reality technology has the potential to be the most social platform ever.About 35 million copies of Minecraft have been sold worldwide for PCs, Apple iOS device
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