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
Minecraft Earth beta launches this month
Coming to iOS in “select” cities over the next fortnight
Minecraft tops May PlayStation Store sales
Beat Saber loses VR chart lead, Dauntless is No.1 free-to-play game
Minecraft Earth live gameplay shown during Apple keynote
AR title to enter closed beta this summer
Minecraft: Story Mode will be delisted
Both seasons will be discontinued on June 25, 2019.
Minecraft sales ‘top 176 million’
Microsoft releases updated figure as game celebrates its tenth anniversary
Minecraft Earth AR game announced
Mobile title coming to iOS and Android devices later this year
Epic Games to receive BAFTA Special Award
Unreal Engine firm to be honoured for contribution to game development
Minecraft Classic now free to play in browsers
See how the game played in 2009
Minecraft AR game revealed in Microsoft video
More details to be announced on May 17
Microsoft distances itself from Minecraft creator
Marcus Persson not part of game's 10th anniversary plans