I t’s a wet monday morning in Stockholm, and the door to Markus Persson’s office is closed. The wooden blinds to the windows that look out at the 35 employees of his company, Mojang, are drawn ...

Over two days, Markus "Notch" Persson and Jakob Porsér sat down with FORBES to discuss their new lives and their decision to sell Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion.

— Markus Persson (@notch) August 29, 2015. Found a great girl, but she's afraid of me and my life style and went with a normal person instead.

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.

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

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

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

It all started when YouTuber Daniel Sumpton made a joke about indie developer Pirate Software pushing back hard against the ...

Markus Persson — also known as Notch — has announced ‘Minecraft 2’. While the Minecraft IP is owned by Microsoft, which itself owns Mojang Studios, the studio behind Minecraft, they don ...

Markus "Notch" Persson said on X that he "basically announced" Minecraft 2, but it might look a bit different than you expect. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox. advertisement.

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, ...