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 ...

“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 ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Mojang, the Sweden-based developer of Minecraft, has been acquired ...

"I did not wish for my work to be used against people." ...

It's sometimes interesting to take a look back and realize how a single decision could have had a drastic impact on something today. Such is the case with Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson who ...

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 ...

Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, one of the most popular video games in the world, will make his first talk show appearance ever on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Thursday, Nov. 7 (12 ...

It’s truly the end of an era. Long before it was a worldwide cultural phenomenon, Minecraft was a simple, insanely fun world-building game conceived and created by one man: Markus Persson, lovingly ...

Microsoft officially announced its $2.5 billion purchase of Mojang, the Swedish company behind the ultrapopular game Minecraft, on Monday. Markus "Notch" Persson, the game's developer, has mixed ...