I t’s a wet monday morning in Stockholm, and the door to Markus Persson’s office is closed. The wooden blinds to the windows that look out at the 35 employees of his company, Mojang, are drawn ...

— Markus Persson (@notch) August 29, 2015. Found a great girl, but she's afraid of me and my life style and went with a normal person instead.

— Markus Persson (@notch) August 29, 2015. And apparently part of his loneliness comes from not being able to date the woman he would like to, because of his wealth.

Over two days, Markus "Notch" Persson and Jakob Porsér sat down with FORBES to discuss their new lives and their decision to sell Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion.

Markus Persson with his Special Award at the British Academy Video Games Awards, in 2012 - Alamy. Three months later, Microsoft purchased Mojang for $2.5 billion.

Minecraft creator Notch speaks out in response to the Stop Killing Games Initiative, which aims to improve the preservation ...

Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, made a rare appearance online on July 7, 2025, and stirred up a heated ...

Markus Persson — also known as Notch — has announced ‘Minecraft 2’. While the Minecraft IP is owned by Microsoft, which itself owns Mojang Studios, the studio behind Minecraft, they don ...

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson caused a stir with a provocative statement about the “Stop Killing Games” initiative ...

Markus "Notch" Persson said on X that he "basically announced" Minecraft 2, but it might look a bit different than you expect. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox. advertisement.

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, ...