Markus Persson never followed up his miracle creation. Neither did Tetris’ Alexey Pajitnov. How come only one of them could live with it?

Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft, made a rare appearance online on July 7, 2025, and stirred up a heated debate in the gaming world. After being quiet on social media for a while, ...

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 is a game that needs no introduction; it’s easily one of the most popular video games that has ever existed, and it’s literally the highest-selling video game of all time, having sold 300 ...

Notch may have trolled the hell out of us when he put up an official site for his new game that claimed it was called Mars Effect (hey, we thought it sounded plausible, sue us), but now fresh details ...

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 ...

The creator of Minecraft, known online as Notch, has come out in support of the ideas associated with the Stop Killing Games movement and spoken directly about the EU petition. Notch’s comments come ...