Markus Persson, known as Notch, developed Minecraft largely alone in 2010, posting updates on his blog and Twitter and selling the alpha from his website. By the end of the year he had founded Mojang, hired staff and sold hundreds of thousands of copies without a publisher.
- Role
- Game developer and founder
- Organisation
- Mojang
Known for in 2010
- Creating Minecraft (2009-2011)
- Founding Mojang (2010)
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Minecraft (Alpha and Beta)
A Java game sold from a one-man website, before it ruled the world
In 2010 Minecraft was an alpha you bought for about 10 euros from Markus "Notch" Persson's website and played in a Java window. Survival mode had arrived in 2009, Alpha began on 30 June 2010, and...
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Minecraft enters Beta
Minecraft moved from Alpha to Beta on 20 December after selling hundreds of thousands of copies, with Mojang now a company of several employees.
