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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 ...
Apr 21, 2015 · Markus Persson is a Swedish video game programmer and the founder of Mojang, the software company that created the popular game Minecraft. Learn about his early years, career, achievements and personal life in this comprehensive biography.
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3 days ago · Learn about Markus "Notch" Persson, the Swedish entrepreneur who sold his game Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion in 2014. See his net worth, personal stats, quotes, and related articles on Forbes.
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...
Mar 3, 2015 · With Minecraft, Markus Persson became a deity to millions in his virtual world. Then he abruptly took $2.5 billion and walked away. A look inside the deal of the year--and the confused, indulgent...
Markus Persson, also known as Notch, is an independent game developer and technology megastar. He created Minecraft, a popular video game that sold 30 million copies and made him rich and famous. He also invented a new type of 3-D display, a resource-trading game set in space, and a fraud-detecting system for phone calls.
Apr 10, 2015 · Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, became a deity to millions of gamers with his virtual world. But he also faced criticism, addiction and a $2.5 billion sale of his company to Microsoft. Learn how he coped with his success and what he is doing now.