Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson, better known by his online alias ‘Notch’, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer best known for developing the hit success Minecraft.
Markus Persson News
English Heritage apologises for ‘dismissive’ video games marketing
Charity criticised for distributing ‘make virtual worlds history’ leaflets
UK’s best-selling new IPs of the decade revealed
Featuring Minecraft, Destiny and Zumba Fitness
Twitter reveals ‘most talked about games’ of 2019
Sony’s mobile RPG Fate/Grand Order dominated chat on the social media platform
Minecraft PS4 finally supports cross-platform play
Minecraft Bedrock update coming to Sony’s console this week
Minecraft is YouTube’s top game of 2019 with 100 billion views
PewDiePie helps Microsoft’s title comfortably outpace its rivals
Pokémon Sword & Shield is Japan’s ‘best-selling game of 2019’
Switch title takes top spot after just three days on sale
Minecraft Earth early access now available in the US
On iOS and Android mobile devices
Minecraft Earth early access version rolls out in UK
AR title to be released worldwide “by the end of the year”
Minecraft has ‘over 112 million players every month’
“What we find is that it’s a game that players keep coming back to,” says Microsoft
Minecraft Earth beta hits Android next week
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