Minecraft founder Markus Persson: From 'indie' tech champion to potential billionaire on Microsoft deal. By negotiating to sell his gaming startup to Microsoft Corp., Minecraft creator Markus Persson ...

Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, made a rare appearance online on July 7, 2025, and stirred up a heated ...

Minecraft creator Notch speaks out in response to the Stop Killing Games Initiative, which aims to improve the preservation ...

Markus Persson with his Special Award at the British Academy Video Games Awards, in 2012 - Alamy. Three months later, Microsoft purchased Mojang for $2.5 billion.

Markus “Notch” Persson weighed in on the Stop Killing Games campaign, tweeting that if a purchased game is only a licence, then pirating it isn’t stealing. His comment came after indie dev Jason Thor ...

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson caused a stir with a provocative statement about the “Stop Killing Games” initiative ...

In 2009, Swedish developer and gaming enthusiast Markus Persson created the game on his own. Now, Markus “Notch” Persson did have some help and suggestions from the community, but it was his ...

Developed by Markus Persson, also known as "Notch," Minecraft began as a humble project, evolving rapidly into a phenomenon that redefined the scope of sandbox gaming.

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed over the New Year that he’s “basically announced” Minecraft 2. The original Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, ...

Markus "Notch" Persson is once again sharing controversial opinions, but this time it seems like a lot of people agrees with him that the policies for digital ownership is severely flawed.