The Apple TV may have Microsoft to thank for its killer gaming app

Tomorrow Apple is widely expected to announce a new version of its Apple TV set-top box, one that finally lets users play App Store games on their television. It'll even likely support Bluetooth controllers, turning into a tiny, inexpensive game console. And while that concept hasn't worked much in the past — Ouya says hello — Apple could have a secret weapon: Minecraft. That's right, Microsoft paid $2.5 billion for what could be the Apple TV's killer app for gaming.

A rare game that works well on a huge range of platforms

While most people think of Minecraft as a PC game, the mobile "pocket edition" has been incredibly successful. As of January the game had been purchased on mobile more than 30 million times, making it one of the rare...

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