It’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 ...

But according to a series of tweets over the weekend, Markus "Notch" Persson is pretty unhappy with his life and his huge wealth. Persson sold his wildly popular game a year ago.

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 ...

‘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 ...

Minecraft founder Markus Persson: From 'indie' tech champion to potential billionaire on Microsoft deal By negotiating to sell his gaming startup to Microsoft Corp., Minecraft creator Markus Persson ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Markus "Notch" Persson is once again sharing controversial opinions, but this time it seems like a lot of people agrees with him that the policies for digital ownership is severely flawed.