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FILTER RESULTS ►Drop: Notch's free, browser-based typing game laughs at your keyboard skills
Markus 'Notch' Persson, best known for the mega-hit Minecraft and his affinity for fedoras, has released a free browser-based typing game entitled Drop.
The Unity-powered title is simple in concept: players type as the world transforms into a pulsating aural journey through a tunnel of heavy electronic music. Show More Summary
Gaming News of the Day: Play Minecraft Creator Notch's New Typing Game
Over the weekend, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson released his latest browser-based game Drop. Inspired by Terry Cavanaugh's 2012 game Super Hexagon and his apartment ceiling, Notch created the typing game in lieu of a submission to the rapid game creation competition Ludum Dare. Hat tip goes to BoingBoing!
In the News | Play Minecraft Creator’s New Typing Game Right Now
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson revealed a new free-to-play game for browsers, a simple typing game called Drop.
Drop, A Free Browser Game by ‘Minecraft’ Creator Notch
Minecraft creator Markus Persson, more commonly known as Notch, has created a Unity-based browser game called Drop. The free game was inspired by Super Hexagon, the ending of FEZ, and a unique geometric ceiling, and features typing challenges set against a trippy background and captivating background music. The inspiration. Also, super hexagon. Also, the fez [...]
The Creator Of Minecraft Just Released A Free-To-Play Game That Is Free… To… Play…
I get the impression that Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has sort of gotten to the stage where his is so rich he can just sort of do whatever he wants for the rest of time. Turns out that what he wants to do, for now, is just mess about with different game experiments. Today he released one of those experiments. It’s called ‘Drop‘ and it’s kind of fun. More »
Play Drop, Minecraft creator Markus Persson's new free-to-play
Minecraft creator Marcus 'Notch' Persson has released a new, free-to-play browser game. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Wii U Virtual Console: Our pick of the best games to play
Minecraft book covers Notch and his story
Sweedish book Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything, was written by journalists Linus Larsson and Daniel Goldberg, and has been translated by Jennifer Hawkins for Seven Stories Press. Show More Summary
Markus Persson feels the pressure after Minecraft success
"Minecraft was easier because nobody knew who I was". Since the release of Minecraft in 2009, Markus "Notch" Persson has enjoyed its success, however he now feels the pressure to repeat. Click here to read the full article Related Stories...Show More Summary
Minecraft Creator TIME's Most Influential Person of 2013?
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson may be TIME's most influential person of 2013.
Mojang's 0x10c 'on ice' due to creative block
0x10c, the space sim from Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson, has hit a snag. Persson says development is stalled pending getting around a design problem. Namely, it's still not fun. "It [releasing] depends if it's just going to be me and I'm going to still feel this kind of weird pressure," Persson told Polygon. Show More Summary
How Notch funding Age of Wonders 3 came about
Turns out the "big partner" helping fund Age of Wonders 3 isn't Epic Games but is Notch, creator of Minecraft, real name Markus Persson. He's contributed to such a degree that Dutch developer Triumph Studios (Overlord) doesn't need a publisher for Age of Wonders 3, although distribution and co-publishing deals aren't ruled out. Show More Summary
Psychonauts 2 not being funded by Minecraft creator
Around this time last year, Psychonauts fans had reason to get excited after Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson suggested throwing a few (million) bucks in Double Fine's direction to make a sequel. Valentine's is a great time for breaking hearts, though, so it's only fitting that Persson recently dispelled that notion. Show More Summary
Notch no longer involved in Psychonauts 2 funding
Markus "Notch" Persson, who has made a fortune as the developer of indie game Minecraft, is no longer interested in financing Psychonauts 2. Persson's involvement in the project began last year when he offered to fund the project. Although...Show More Summary
Psychonauts 2 Loses Minecraft Developer's Support
Markus "Notch" Persson isn't funding the Psychonauts sequel anymore. Why? Double Fine explains.
Psychonauts 2 budget put at '$18m' - Notch not investing
New account of how negotiations progressed differs from previous stories. Minecraft creator Markus Persson has decided against personally bankrolling Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 project after claiming that the game's full budget wasShow More Summary
Notch Plans To Give Minecraft Money To Charity, Being Rich Is ‘Weird As Fk’
Being the incredible cultural phenomenon it has become, Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has accumulated quite the significant amount of moneys from Minecraft. But instead of diving head first into a pile of solid gold coins ala Scrooge McDuck, Notch has described the situation as “weird as fk” and plans to donate a sizable amount of his wealth to charity. More »
Notch talks about the $101 million he earned in 2012
In 2012, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson earned $101 million (~£64 million). It wasn't too long ago, in autumn 2009, that Persson's PayPal account was frozen and the internet discovered there was $750,000 within. We all gasped. Notch showed up on Reddit to talk about his humongous earnings. Read more…
Notch Made $101 Million on Minecraft Last Year, May Buy a Car With It
In 2012, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson took home 640 million krona—$101 million US—in licensing fees for the game, according to a report in the Swedish financial press. What's he going to do with that kind of money? Well, he tells Reddit, he may finally get a car. More »
Minecraft’s Notch on earning $101M in 2012: ‘It’s weird as f—’
Markus "Notch" Persson speaks about his 2012 earnings.
Minecraft maker Mojang: "There are simply no good ways to forecast how much money we are going to make"
Maker Mojang is overwhelmed by the success of Minecraft. Remember that Mojang is a just small Swedish developer that was founded by Markus "Notch" Persson when Minecraft exploded. Then learn that Mojang earned a reported $240 million (£152 million) in 2012. Show More Summary
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