Markus “Notch” Persson (Markus ‘Notch’ Persson) will get a new award. At the GDC Awards ceremony, the creator of Minecraft will be awarded the Pioneer Award.

Based on the platform Code.org A short course has appeared designed to interest young Minecraft fans in programming.

According to the Turkish government, the level of violence in the Minecraft game can be harmful to the child’s psyche,” the Polygon resource reports, citing a BBC report.

According to Newzoo, Minecraft is number one in the ranking of the most popular titles on YouTube.

Photos from a party at the estate of perhaps one of the richest game developers in the world, Markus Notch Persson, have appeared on the web. Where the icon of the indie movement lives, who sold her creation to Microsoft for $ 2.5 billion, was photographed by photographer Drew Ressler.

Almost simultaneously with the confirmation of Microsoft’s purchase of Mojang, Minecraft author Markus Notch Persson published an appeal on his blog explaining why he is selling and leaving the company. We bring to your attention the full Russian version of his post.

Minecraft authors earned 38% more on their IP last year than in 2012, the Wall Street Journal reports. Almost a quarter of the amount is revenue from the mobile version of the game.

The mobile version of the indie hit Terraria has finally appeared in the App Store. 

According to 505 Games, the two-dimensional sandbox platformer Terraria, which was released on PC in 2011, will be available for mobile devices this summer.

The total number of paid downloads of the mobile version of Minecraft on iOS and Android has reached 5 million. Together with the desktop and console versions, the project has gained 18 million installations.