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"
Minecraft was themed after the "Mass Effect" franchise. Unlike the PC version, however, the "Xbox 360 Edition" does not support player-made mods or custom maps. A cross-promotional resource pack based on the "Super Mario" franchise by Nintendo was released for the "Wii U Edition" worldwide on 17 May 2016. A mash-up pack based on "Fallout" was announced for release on the "Wii U Edition". In June 2017, Mojang released an update known as the "Discovery Update". The update includes a new map, a new game mode, the "Marketplace", a catalogue of user-generated content that gives Minecraft creators "another way to make