Markus Persson, also known as “Notch,” is the developer and creator of Minecraft. The open-world sandbox game focuses on building, crafting, and mining within a randomly generated virtual world, and ...

Multiple messages referencing the original creator of Minecraft have been removed from the game in its latest update. While Markus 'Notch' Persson is still featured in the game's credits, his name has ...

Markus Persson, the billionaire creator of Minecraft, tells FORBES why he sold independent gaming company for $2.5 billion to Microsoft in an exclusive interview.

Controversial and popular Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has quit Twitter after striking a bizarre deal with a Game Maker’s Toolkit. Following his sudden and unexpected departure, “Notch” ...

A few days later, he responded to a question, saying he “basically announced Minecraft 2.” But it’s not that simple. Persson sold the rights to Minecraft and his company to Microsoft, and Minecraft ...