Every single thing in Minecraft is made up of blocks and pixels, whether it's terrain, mobs, or your in-game character. Since everything is made up of quadrilaterals, creating a circle in the game is ...

What started as a one-man project and quickly grew into a computer game phenomenon played by tens of millions of children and adults worldwide will be absorbed by Microsoft Corp. for $2.5 billion.

WATCH: Microsoft has made a big bid for Minecraft, a game that has been downloaded 100 million times since it launched in 2009. Some parents may think their kids spend too much time playing the game, ...