In a blog post, Mojang co-founder Markus Persson says he's leaving the company following its sale to Microsoft for the sake of his sanity. Most acquisitions are made in the name of growth, a shared ...

Playing video games can make you money and, as Markus “Notch” Persson has found out, it can make you a billionaire. The 35-year-old creator of popular video game “Minecraft” and cofounder of gaming ...

The man behind Minecraft can add another “notch” to his list of accolades. The Game Developers Choice Awards, which give out peer-voted honors during the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco ...

What was rumor last week is news this week as Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, confirmed they are acquiring Mojang, creator of the popular game Minecraft. Reports indicate Microsoft ...

Markus “Notch” Persson is the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax on social media. Pic credit: Forbes/YouTube Markus Persson, better known as Notch, is the billionaire creator of Minecraft. A ...

The gaming sensation Minecraft from the mind of Markus Persson has taken a big step toward reaching the big screen with Warner Bros. Entertainment snapping up the film rights. As first reported by ...

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A full-length book about Minecraft and its creator titled Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything will be published by Seven Stories Press on Nov. 5 ...

If you haven't heard of "Minecraft," ask a teenager. Or a Microsoft executive. The company behind "Minecraft," which lets people assemble virtual worlds with Lego-like blocks, is in talks to sell ...

The L.A. area’s unusually hot ultra-luxury real estate market ended 2014 with yet another mega-sale. Swedish video game billionaire Markus Persson bought a Beverly Hills mansion built by handbag ...

Whenever a cool startup is bought by an established company social media goes crazy. This time the angriest bird is the man behind one of the most successful games on the market. Minecraft creator ...