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Three years ago, 32yearold markus notch persson of stockholm was an unknown and bored computer programmer. It wasnt just another twitter troll who called zoe quinn a cunt on twitter this week. He was born on the june 1, 1979 at stockholm, sweden. Minecraft audiobook by jennifer hawkins translator. He grew up in the small town of edsbyn, surrounded by forests that would influence his. Join facebook to connect with markus persson and others you may know. The effect is slightly odd, like naming the steve jobs biography iphone. Notch developed minecraft through mojang ab, a swedish company that brought the game to millions of loyal fans. Markus notch persson interview on the late night show.
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The unlikely tale of markus notch persson and the game that changed everything daniel goldberg and linus larsson. Persson started programming at the age of seven, using his dads commodore 128. The indie developer says that player expectations drained the fun. A general introduction to the creator of the popular minecraft game. Markus alexej persson, nicknamed as notch, was born on june 1, 1979 in stockholm, sweden, into a swedishfinnish family.
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