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Minecraft is perhaps the most inexplicably popular game out there right now. You can’t play it on your consoles or mobile devices, only PC. It looks like an NES-era game. It’s still in its beta phase.

In a blog post, Mojang co-founder Markus Persson says he's leaving the company following its sale to Microsoft for the sake of his sanity. Most acquisitions are made in the name of growth, a shared ...

What was rumor last week is news this week as Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, confirmed they are acquiring Mojang, creator of the popular game Minecraft. Reports indicate Microsoft ...

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Just ask Minecraft founder and recent billionaire Markus Persson. The Swedish creator of the hugely popular video game, which he sold to Microsoft for $A2.7 billion ...

Markus “Notch” Persson and Jens “Jeb” Bergensten pose with the Oculus Rift DK1. After initially speaking out against Facebook’s purchase of Oculus VR back in March, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” ...

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson created the world’s biggest video game, sold it for a fortune and began to live like a king. Then things got strange Guy Kelly has been writing features, interviewing household ...

Playing video games can make you money and, as Markus “Notch” Persson has found out, it can make you a billionaire. The 35-year-old creator of popular video game “Minecraft” and cofounder of gaming ...

Conservative firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos received big-name support on Wednesday for reversing his lifetime Twitter ban: Minecraft creator Markus Persson. Twitter froze Mr. Yiannopoulos’ account on ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gaming. Followed categories will be added to My News. Just ask Minecraft founder and recent billionaire Markus Persson. The ...