Minecraft may be a global sensation that seems unrivaled, but its original creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, says he wants to make a successor. Over 10 years after selling Minecraft to Microsoft for a ...

Long-time Minecraft fans will instantly recognize the name Markus “Notch” Persson, the game’s original creator who has since sold its IP to Microsoft. While that marked the end of Notch’s involvement ...

This statement reassured fans that the new game would offer the creativity and open-ended exploration that made Minecraft so beloved, while also carving its own identity. Notch’s announcement has ...

Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has seemingly announced that he intends to start working on Minecraft 2 in a post on social media. In typical Notch style, he has been very active and saying a ...

Mojang Studios was sold to Microsoft in 2014 for $2 billion. As a result, Notch left the company that same year and pursued other interests. Despite helping initiate the sale, Notch felt like a ...

A few days later, he responded to a question, saying he “basically announced Minecraft 2.” But it’s not that simple. Persson sold the rights to Minecraft and his company to Microsoft, and Minecraft ...

Do you think about me when you’re not playing? That’s a line spoken by eldritch terror AI character Verity in a two-part ...

Markus Persson, also known as “Notch,” is the developer and creator of Minecraft. The open-world sandbox game focuses on building, crafting, and mining within a randomly generated virtual world, and ...