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Markus Alexej Persson (/ ˈ p ɪər s ən / ⓘ PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
A decade after Persson sold developer Mojang to Microsoft, Persson opened a poll on X asking his 3.6 million followers what his next game should be, with a "Minecraft 2" winning out decisively. As Persson did not sign a non-compete clause with Microsoft, he is free to develop a game similar to Minecraft if he chooses.
Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [3] [4] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.
In December 2011, Markus Persson announced [7] that he was going to be stepping down as the lead developer of Minecraft, and that he would be working on another project.. Mojang CEO Carl Manneh said in an interview with Edge Online that Mojang was committed to supporting a new project that Persson was developing along with another game created by other developers in their compa
If you asked me today what the best game of the past decade was, it would be Minecraft. Easily. I've turned in hundreds of hours across a variety of servers mining, crafting, building, and ...
However, Mojang stated they would only engage in such projects when "the right idea comes along". [13] Two years later, in February 2014, an attempt to crowdfund a fan film through Kickstarter was shut down after Markus "Notch" Persson declined to let the filmmakers use the license, the given reason being that the Kickstarter was set up before ...
Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything is a book written by Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson (and translated by Jennifer Hawkins) about the story of Minecraft and its creator, Markus "Notch" Persson. The book was released on October 17, 2013, and includes many different tips and tricks for ...
Minecraft, a 2013 book about the game and its creator Markus "Notch" Persson; A Minecraft Movie, a 2025 upcoming live action film based on the video game; Lego Minecraft, Lego figures that are based on Minecraft game elements; Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, a 2012 documentary about the game and its developer Mojang