Markus Persson (full name: Markus Alexej Persson), better known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game Minecraft and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2010, alongside Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser.

Persson’s main venture to found Mojang was Minecraft which has grown in popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009. Since then, it has gained significant notoriety in the gaming industry, winning numerous awards and building relationships. with industry leaders. He retained his position as lead designer of Minecraft until the game’s official launch in 2011, after which he handed over creative authority to Jens Bergensten. In November 2014, he left Mojang after it was acquired by Microsoft for $2.5 billion.

Persson was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Finnish mother and a Swedish father on June 1, 1979. He lived in Edsbyn for the first seven years of his life before his family moved back to Stockholm. He started programming on his father’s Commodore 128 home computer when he was seven years old. After experimenting with various input programs, he produced his first game at the age of eight, a text-based adventure game. Professionally, he worked as a game developer for King for more than four years until 2009. Then he worked as a programmer for Jalbum. He is also one of the founders of Wurm Online, although he no longer works there. Outside of work, he has made seven matches for competitions. He is the central figure of Minecraft:

MARKUS PERSSON AGE

Markus Alexej Persson is 39 years old in 2018. He was born on June 1, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden

MARKUS PERSSON HEIGHT

He is 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) tall

BROTHER MARKUS PERSSON

Herobrine is Notch’s dead brother, somehow integrated into Minecraft. While this is “canon”, it’s also completely wrong in reality, as Notch doesn’t have a sibling. Ghost aside, there are two plausible canonical theories: Elin’s brother, Kristoffer Zetterstrand (brother-in-law of Markus), is a Swedish Minecraft artist.

PHOTO BY MARKUS-PERSSON | IMAGE

Photo by Markus Persson

MARKUS PERSSON WIFE | PRIVATE LIFE

Persson is a member of the Swedish chapter of Mensa.On August 13, 2011, he married Elin Zetterstrand. On August 15, 2012, he announced he was single again.

Persson criticized both the hackand the stance of major game companies on piracy;Furthermore, he is a member of the Pirate Party of Sweden.He is an atheist and one of the main donors of Médecins Sans Frontières.Under his leadership, Mojang contributed a week to Catacomb Snatch development for the Humble Indie Bundle; the $458,248 raised was donated to charity.

In December 2014, Persson bought a house in Trousdale for $70 million, a record selling price for Beverly Hills at the time.

QUOTES FROM MARKUS PERSSON

• I think the only way to do something fun and great is to not expect it to be.
• I really think “Minecraft” is a weird thing. You may not intentionally reproduce it.
• Minecraft” is very much about having unique experiences that no one else has had. Levels are randomly generated and you can create anything you want to build yourself.
• Infinite power just isn’t very interesting no matter what game you’re playing. It’s a lot more fun when you have a limited set of tools to use against the odds.

MARKUS PERSSON NET WORTH

Markus Alexej Persson has a net worth of USD 1.6 billion (2019)

MARKUS PERSSON HOUSE

Photo of the Markus Persson house

MARKUS PERSSON MINECRAFT

Persson’s most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft , released on November 18, 2011.Persson quit his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the game’s millionth copy, several months later their second, and several others their third. Mojang has hired several new staff members for the Minecraft team, while Persson has passed the role of lead developer to Jens Bergensten. A version for Android and iOS, the Pocket Edition , was also released. An Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft was released on May 9, 2012. The Xbox edition features updates including a tutorial and skin packs.He quit working on Minecraft after a deal with Microsoft to sell Mojang for $2.5 billion. This brought his net worth to US$1.5 billion.

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MARKUS PERSSON VIDEO GAME

Persson and Jakob Porsér came up with the idea for Parchments including elements from board games and collectible card games. Persson noted that he will not be actively involved in the development of the game and that Porsér will develop it. ^{[ citation needed ]} Persson revealed on his tumblr blog on August 5, 2011 that he was being sued by a Swedish law firm representing Bethesda Softworks over the brand name of Scrolls , claiming it conflicts with their The Ancient Scrolls series of games.On August 17, 2011, Persson challenged Bethesda to an Earthquake 3 tournament to decide the outcome of the naming dispute.On September 27, 2011, Persson confirmed that the lawsuit was going to court.ZeniMax Media, owner of Bethesda Softworks, announced the settlement of the lawsuit in March 2012.The settlement allowed Mojang to continue using the Scrolls brand.

After his involvement with Minecraft ended , Persson began pre-production on an alternate-reality space game set in the distant future in March 2012. On April Fool’s Day, Mojang launched a satirical site for Effect Mars (parody of Mass Effect ), citing the lawsuit with Bethesda as inspiration.However, the gameplay elements held true, and on April 4, Mojang revealed 0x10 ^c (pronounced Ten in C ) as the title of the space sandbox.Persson officially ceased production of the game in August 2013. However, C418, the composer of the game’s soundtrack (as well as that of Minecraft ), released an album of the work he had done for the game.

LUDUM DARE STARTERS

Persson has also participated in several 48-hour Ludum Dare game-making competitions.

• Breaking the Tower was a game that Persson developed for Ludum Dare Contest Entry #12. ^{[ citation needed ]} The game takes place on a small island, where the player must gather resources, construct buildings, and train soldiers in order to destroy a large tower on this island. The game received brief media attention.
• Metagun is a 2D platform game created for Ludum Dare no. 18.
• Prelude of the Chambered is a game that Persson developed for Ludum Dare Contest Entry #21. Prelude of the Chambered is a small first-person dungeon crawler video game.
• Minicraft is a game developed for Ludum Dare #22, December 16–19, 2011.It is a small top-down game with similarities to Zelda and influenced by Minecraft . It is written in Java.