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 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 ...

For many developers, the allure of creating a hit application and raking in lots of money is enough to justify long hours and months, if not years, of thankless work spent hunched over a computer and ...

It’s 7 pm on a Monday in Stockholm, and Markus Persson sits on the terrace of his ninth-storey office, sipping the speedball of alcoholic beverages, a vodka Red Bull. Three hours ago he committed to ...

“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 ...

Goldberg and Larsson chronicle the rise of Swedish video game developer Markus Persson from a shy kid glued to his legendary status as creator of the immensely popular Minecraft. They trace Persson's ...

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed over the New Year that he’s “basically announced” Minecraft 2. The original Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, and originally launched back in ...

Life after God: Markus Persson became a deity to millions in his virtual world Minecraft's Markus Persson then abruptly took $2.5 billion and walked away. A look inside the deal of the year-and the ...