MIAMI, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: An XBox 360 Minecraft game is seen at a GameStop store on Septemeber 15, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Microsoft today announced it will acquire video game maker Mojang and its popular Minecraft game for $2.5 billion. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Microsoft Corp showed a video hinting that its popular Minecraft videogame will soon add augmented-reality features, saying more information will come on May 17.
The clip, screened at the software maker’s Build developer conference Monday in Seattle, showed a user leaving a mobile phone on a bench and another person picking it up and using it to view a 3D Minecraft hologram. May 17 is the 10th anniversary of the original release of Minecraft, a cult-favourite game that lets players build virtual worlds. The company showed the video to close chief executive officer Satya Nadella’s keynote speech.
