Markus Persson Markus Persson Markus Alexej Persson (; born 1 June 1979), 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 principal venture for founding Mojang was "Minecraft" which gained popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009. Since then, he has gained significant notability within the video game industry, winning multiple awards and establishing relations with the industry's figureheads. He retained his position as the lead designer of "Minecraft"
Mojang of Kibera in the Nairobi area of Kenya. On 15 September 2014, Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Mojang for $2.5 billion in a deal made official on 6 November 2014. With their stakes in the company bought out, the three founders, Markus Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porsér left the company. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that a major reason for acquiring Mojang was HoloLens. In February 2018, server support for "Scrolls" ended, with Mojang having ceased development of the title. The game was re-released the following June, as a free-to-play product, structured around community servers, with the new