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.

Jan 27, 2021 · Marcus "Notch" Persson sold his game development company, Mojang, which held the rights for the massively popular title, Minecraft, to Microsoft, all the way back in 2014. This was part of a...

Jan 6, 2025 · Based on that, then, Notch is indeed setting out to work on a spiritual successor to Minecraft a decade after selling Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion.

4 days ago · Markus Alexej Persson, more commonly known under the alias Notch, is the creator of Minecraft and one of the founders of Mojang Studios. Persson started programming at the age of seven, using his father's Commodore 128. He produced his first game (a text-adventure) at the age of eight, with the help of type-in programs.

4 days ago · Markus "Notch" Persson made his fortune selling the rights to his game Minecraft to Microsoft. In September 2014, after selling 15 million copies of Minecraft across gaming consoles, Persson sold...

Sep 15, 2014 · Microsoft have just bought Minecraft developers Mojang for the brain-staggering sum of $2.5 billion, a number so large that if it were written out in full it would take up at least a couple of...

Sep 15, 2014 · On Monday morning, tech giant Microsoft announced that it has acquired Persson's indie gaming company, Mojang, maker of Minecraft, the hit game that lets you build your own virtual...

In a new update, the 'Minecraft' home screen no longer references its creator Notch, who has made hateful and intolerant comments online.

Aug 31, 2015 · Success can turn out to be a real pain. Minecraft’s creator Markus Persson took to Twitter this weekend to vent about life after selling his company Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. Despite...

Biography: Markus Persson, known as "Notch," created Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history. He founded Mojang Studios and later sold it to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. Persson began programming at a young age, creating his first game at eight on a Commodore 128.