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Markus Alexej Persson (/ ˈ p ɪər s ən / ⓘ PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [3] [4] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.
This is a list of notable video game designers, past and present, in alphabetical order.The people in this list already have Wikipedia entries, and as such did significant design for notable computer games, console games, or arcade games.
Later in 2007, Markus Persson stepped out of the project and left the company. However, he wished to retain the "Mojang" name for himself, leading Jansson to rename the company Onetoofree AB. [ 1 ] Jansson had issues explaining the name to others without having to spell it out, wherefore the company assumed a new name, Code Club AB, in October ...
In December 2011, Markus Persson announced [7] that he was going to be stepping down as the lead developer of Minecraft, and that he would be working on another project.. Mojang CEO Carl Manneh said in an interview with Edge Online that Mojang was committed to supporting a new project that Persson was developing along with another game created by other developers in their compa
Minecraft creator Markus. A few hours after it was announced that Facebook would be buying virtual reality headset maker Oculus, the creator of one of the most popular games on the market took to ...
The Yogscast team held their own panel at MineCon 2011, [3] [15] where they showcased some of the work of the Minecraft community. Following the event, the group came under fire from Minecraft creator Markus Persson, who stated that he would no longer work with the group, citing use of profanity and unprofessional behaviour. [16]
Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the video game of the same name.Developed by Mojang Studios (formerly known as Mojang AB) and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of six video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, and an upcoming theatrical film.