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Minecraft: Markus Persson

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How much do you know about the creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson? He has become famous by writing Minecraft, despite his tough childhood. When Markus was younger, he had dreams of getting a job in the gaming industry. Now, he is one of the richest men in the industry. Markus Persson was born on June 1st, 1979, in Edsbyn, Sweden. His parents are Ritva and Birger Persson, and he has a little sister, Anna. His father had been a drug addict before he was born, and after Markus was older, he got back into drugs. This caused Ritva and him to divorce. The divorce hit Anna hard, and she started up with drugs. Later in life, she got help, and now has a partner and daughter. Because of family struggles, and a move from Edsbyn to Stolkholm, Markus loved Legos. He would build a car, test it on a ramp, take it apart and build something else. When he was seven, his father brought home a Commodore 64, and introduced Markus to coding. By the time he was eight, he had created his own games, most of them text adventures. …show more content…

One of the first companies he worked for was Gamefederation. From there, he got a job at Midasplayer, the company behind king.com, and games like "Candy Crush". At first, Markus loved Midasplayer, each employee got to create his or her own games, which were then published onto king.com. But in the end, they wouldn't let him create games outside of his job. He quit at Midasplayer, and got a job at Avalanche. There, he felt like a worker on an assembly line, so he gave his notice, and was interviewed and accepted at Jalbum. Later on, he created Mojang with a friend and the CEO of Jalbum, which would become the company to develop Minecraft. Mojang was officially registered in September of

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