Inside The Post-Minecraft Life Of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson

So three months ago Persson pushed it all away, completing the sale of Minecraft to Microsoft MSFT +0.17% for $2.5 billion in cash. His 71% stake in Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, made him a new, and particularly flush, member of the FORBES World’s Billionaires list.

So with well over half his life ahead of him, the man who created an entire universe, whose persona was synonymous with it and who received the wrath of his community for abandoning it, must now figure out exactly who he is.

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While I was playing video games, Maggie was writing poems in Minecraft.

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Minecraft to Join Microsoft

Today is an incredibly exciting day for our team as Mojang and the Minecraft franchise join Microsoft. Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time, with more than 100 million downloads, on PC alone, from players since its launch in 2009. Minecraft inspires millions to create together, connects people across the globe, and is a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world.

Minecraft is written in Sun’s Java programming language. I wonder if Microsoft will re-write it using C# and abandon the old codebase.

Also, I can not say enough how big Minecraft is to M. and her friends. It’s like their Star Wars.

In related news from the original Minecraft developer: I’m leaving Mojang.

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Maggie: I want a dog. They have dogs in Minecraft for crying out loud.

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Maggie: there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you but just haven’t found the time. My Minecraft is broken.

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