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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.
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,...
Feb 14, 2024 · Markus “Notch” Persson, the visionary behind Minecraft, stands as a towering figure in the world of video game development. Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Persson exhibited a deep fascination with computer programming from a young age. This early interest laid a solid foundation for his future career.
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...
May 6, 2015 · Single-handedly, 35-year-old Markus Persson created one of the most popular video games of all time, and built an online following of millions as he challenged the giants of the video game...
Markus Alexej Persson, 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 the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
