Speaking of Minecraft, it’s been insanely popular as just a sandbox/building game. Why did you make the decision to add more traditional gaming elements to it? Notch: The biggest obstacles have ...

Spread the loveThe rollout of Minecraft stands as one of the most unique and organic in video game history. Unlike the ...

Spread the loveA Blocky Beginning When Markus “Notch” Persson released the alpha version of Minecraft in 2009, few could have ...

Minecraft was made by a game programmer from Sweden called Markus “Notch” Persson. As a child, Persson was a big fan of Lego and enjoyed building his own designs from the little blocks.

Minecraft is one of the most played video games in the world, but exactly how many people play Minecraft and what's the player count?

The game has been a famously explosive phenomenon since early in its life; "Minecraft" started as a work-in-progress game, made by a single man (Markus "Notch" Persson). It had rudimentary ...