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| Born | June 1, 1979 |
| Hometown | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Elin Zetterstrand (m 2011 - 2012) |
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Microsoft Has a New Minecraft That Might Teach Your Kids Something
- At a glance, one might wonder why the game inspires such rabid devotion among kids and adults alike, netting it the impressive title of the best-selling video game of all time. After all, it's blocky graphics hardly look to be of the award-winning variety that consoles like Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X feature. Originally launched in 2009, the original version of the world-building simulator was built in a single weekend by Swedish developer Markus Persson and was released for people to download free.
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What the rise of “it’s OK to be white” says about the alt-right
Last week, Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, announced to his Twitter followers, “It’s ok to be white.” There was no additional context, just this. “It’s ok to be white.” Persson’s is not an isolated tweet. “It’s ok to be white” was invented by the trollsters of the “politically incorrect” messaging board on 4chan. The…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company had the chance to buy Minecraft well before 2014, but passed
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's new book "Hit Refresh" tells a different version of the company's...
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How L.A. Realtors Court Billionaires With Nine-Figure Homes
Logic is out the window when it comes to these palaces, fueled by delusional sellers, mercenary brokers hunting the ultra wealthy and "extreme price creep."
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Beyoncé and Jay Z Bid on $120M Bel-Air Mansion
Beyoncé and Jay Z are expecting twins and looking to purchase a home in Los Angeles. The duo have previously rented mansions in L.A. but were outbid by fashion designer Tom Ford and Minecraft creator Markus Persson on other properties.
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'Minecraft' Will Add Microtransactions And Store For Third-Party Developers
Microsoft will add coins that can be bought with real money and used for in-game purchases, along with a marketplace that will sell content from third-party creators.
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This Is What a $250 Million House Looks Like
As a glut of mega-homes hits the L.A. market, developers are taking it up a notch.
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America's Most Expensive Home: $250M Los Angeles Mansion Hits the Market
"This is f—ing nuts, right?" asks developer Bruce Makowsky of the spread boasting 12 bedrooms, 21 baths, a $200,000 built-in candy wall, $30 million in cars and the helicopter from '80s TV show 'Airwolf.'
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Minecraft Billionaire on What Money Can and Can't Buy You
Many of us spend our lives trying to make lots of money. For those who already have tons of it, though, money is a surprising disappointment. That's w
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'Minecraft' creator wants you to go on a kaleidoscopic trip
Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft has something to show you, but you might not be ready for it. Okay, "your browser might not be ready for it" is probably the more accurate statement. The project? A kaleidoscopic "ray marching fractal generator" that'll run in virtual reality on certain browsers, or just plan old 2D on basically everything else. Road to VR linked to the mesmerizing geometry project (dubbed Unmandelboxing) apparently only weighs about 3.5 KB.
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Billionaire Minecraft founder Markus Persson proves money doesn’t buy happiness
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Minecraft … Continued The post Billionaire Minecraft founder Markus Persson proves money doesn’t buy happiness appeared first on Business Insider.
