Newzoo released a list of the top 20 most popular games according to views received on YouTube videos. Newzoo got the info by continuously tracking over 4 million gaming-related YouTube channels. As you can see in the chart below, Minecraft was way ahead with 2.395 billion views in January.
Microsoft bought Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion last September. Although the game is available for other platforms, including rival Sony’s PlayStation 4, exclusive content like this for Microsoft’s consoles is a benefit of the acquisition.
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Copyright protects creative expression, which typically the creator owns. Video game players, however, often give up any rights they have to their in-game content when they agree to a Terms of Service or End-User License Agreement.