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Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson has announced that he wants to make another game, and it looks like it'll be a spiritual sequel to the biggest sandbox game in the world. Persson asked his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity.” That’s how Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson closed a blog post detailing his decision to leave his studio, Mojang, after selling it to ...