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Notch Made $101 Million On Minecraft Last Year, May Buy A Car With It

In 2012, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson took home 640 million krona — $US101 million — in licencing fees for the game, according to a report in the Swedish financial press. What’s he going to do with that kind of money? Well, he tells Reddit, he may finally get a car.


Minecraft: The Story Of Mojang: The Kotaku Review

You’ve heard it a million times already. How Minecraft is not just some little game about surviving the night and making stuff, but a major milestone for the entire medium. Along with how it has forever transformed the way that games are made, played, even perceived. So on and so forth.


What The Multiplayer Looks Like In The Next Game From Minecraft Creators

Forget about fantasy and those armless creepers. Mojang’s next game is going sci-fi. We’ve already seen one glimpse at an early build of 0x10c, but that one didn’t have sound. The newest video uploaded by Mojang CEO Markus “Notch” Persson lets you hear the blasters and computer interfaces, as well as offering a glimpse at what first-person action looks like in the game world.


Here’s Some New Footage From Notch’s Next Game

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted this out today. It’s a minute-and-a-half of footage from 0x10c, his new space game.


Minecraft’s Convention Heads To Disneyland Paris For 2012

After debuting MineCon in Las Vegas last year, Mojang has announced that it will be staging the annual gathering of Minecraft enthusiasts in France for 2012. How do you say “creeper” in French?


Some People Will Tell You How Many Copies Minecraft Sold On Xbox 360. Some Won’t.

Microsoft press release today: “Microsoft today announced that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, the console adaptation of the hugely popular PC game developed by Mojang, has broken all previous digital sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox LIVE Arcade.” [That's an excerpt.]


Minecraft Creator Tells Microsoft: ‘I Love Working With You!’

If we are going to tell you about when one of the most influential game developers in the world calls one big video game company a ‘bunch of cynical bastards‘, (presumably due to them labelling a bundle of games they published as “indie”) we ought to tell you about a company he likes, too.


Notch’s Next Game Might Include ‘Hyperplayer’

Stare closely at the prototype title screen of 0x10c, the new game from Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft. You might need to adjust your brightness settings.


Another Day, Another Death Threat From Gamers To The People Who Make Video Games

“The very first death threat I got was when we decided not to support dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2,” Robert Bowling the former public face for the Call of Duty series recently told me.


Minecraft Creator Likes My Little Pony, But Not Like That

Len Peralta just has a way of bringing out the pony fan in today’s most respected video game developers. After outing Valve’s Gabe Newell as a certified brony, Minecraft‘s Markus “Notch” Persson admits his My Little Pony Admiration on the latest Geek a Week podcast.


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