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It almost feels as though Markus ‘Notch’ Persson and Minecraft are inextricable from one another, but now it appears as though we’re going to have to separate the two, as Notch has stepped down from his Lead Developer duties on Minecraft, handing the keys over to Jens Bergensten who will be taking over his role.https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/16/pgroup-googlepublishercentre-kotbrandmark.png?quality=7510001080