“It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity.” That’s how Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson closed a blog post detailing his decision to leave his studio, Mojang, after selling it to ...

‘The problem with getting everything, is you run out of reasons to keep trying’: Markus ‘Notch’ Persson in 2011 - EMMA JOHANSSON / DN / SCANPIX There are two primary modes in Minecraft, the wilfully ...

The wildly popular game “Minecraft” is a lot like its creator, Markus “Notch” Persson: modest in style and origin and apparently still true to its roots despite phenomenal success. In their new book ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced that it will acquire the Minecraft franchise, and its Swedish developer Mojang, for $2.5 billion. Microsoft asserts that it 'plans' to continue distributing Minecraft across PC ...

On the subject of fuck you money: I have a rather wealthy friend, dunno how many millions, but you've definitely heard of the tech companies he was able to cash out of. Really nice guy, very generous, ...

The Oculus Rift’s newly unveiled $599 price tag, a number that’s been popping eyes all morning, has even millionaire Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson crying into his wallet. For the record, ...