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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

The L.A. area’s unusually hot ultra-luxury real estate market ended 2014 with yet another mega-sale. Swedish video game billionaire Markus Persson bought a Beverly Hills mansion built by handbag ...

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, developer of Minecraft. Ivan Widjaya/Flickr Creative Commons But while Soret is seemingly contrite, other developers have continued trolling unabated. This week Persson in ...

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed over the New Year that he’s “basically announced” Minecraft 2. The original Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, and originally launched back in ...

Swedish programmer and creator of Minecraft Markus Persson. Is it tough being a billionaire? Minecraft creator Markus Persson recently seemed to suggest he isn’t fully enjoying his financial freedom.