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Sometimes a developer has to have the courage to walk away from a project, even at the risk of being labeled an under delivering visionary”, says Markus ‘Notch’ Persson. As the creator of Minecraft, there was an awful lot of expectation placed on Persson’s next game 0x10c and an understandable …

Markus Persson cancels Minecraft follow-up 0x10c

Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has endorsed Microsoft’s recently announced plan to make every Xbox One work as a dev kit. These plans were revealed by Microsoft earlier this month as part of its dramatic indie U-turn. "I think it’s a wonderful idea to have the actual box be the …

Minecraft creator gives nod to plan to make every console a dev-kit

Lifetime sales of indie gaming's blockbuster pass 22 million

Minecraft creator serves up new title inspired by interior architecture and built with Unity

20m sales and counting – indie hit Minecraft is one of the most remarkable successes in the history of gaming. But there’s a flip-side to these accomplishments. How on earth do you follow-up one of the most successful games ever made? I definitely think Minecraft is a freak thing,” he …

Mojang co-founder Markus Persson placing second in Time 100 ranking

The creator of indie gaming hit Minecraft is in the running to be named as the second most influential person in the world. That’s according to the 2013 edition of The Time 100 Poll, which is currently allowing readers to vote on 100 different entries before editors make their final …

Minecraft creator Markus Persson and entrepreneur Mark Cuban contribute $500,000 to EFF