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Mar 3, 2015 · It's 7 p.m. on a Monday in Stockholm, and Markus Persson sits on the terrace of his ninth-story office, sipping the speedball of alcoholic beverages, a vodka Red Bull. Three hours ago he committed ...
Oct 2, 2023 · Markus Persson didn't create "Minecraft" in a vacuum. An avid gamer and professional video game programmer for years before he devised "Minecraft" in 2009, Persson took inspiration from many of his favorite titles, both popular and obscure. Persson found the mid-2000s indie game hit "Dwarf Fortress" engrossing.
Apr 10, 2015 · Minecraft's Markus Persson then abruptly took $2.5 billion and walked away. ... he felt pressure to recreate the magic of his first hit. At the same time, Persson remained the face and voice of ...
Markus Alexej Persson (/ ˈ m ɑːr k ə s ˈ p ɪər s ən / ⓘ, Swedish: [ˈmǎrkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as "Notch", is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game Minecraft , which has since become the best-selling video game in history ; and for founding ...
Mar 5, 2015 · Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson sold both his game and his company to Microsoft last year. ... the Minecraft creator responds that he’s completely comfortable being a one-hit wonder ...
Markus Persson—better known as Notch to his millions of followers—is an unlikely technology megastar. A quiet, unassuming Swede, he looks like the typical video-game programmer, with thinning ...
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Markus “Notch” Persson, 34, Video game designer, programmer – In the world of video games, Swedish programmer Markus Persson is a poster boy for the ultimate startup fantasy. In 2009 he left ...
