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Minecraft creator made over $100 million in 2012

article published on 3 February, 2013

According to a new article in the Swedish financial press, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson made $101 million in licensing fees in 2012. When asked on Reddit what plans he had for the money, Notch responded: "It's weird as f**k. I grew up in a relatively poor family, but once I got a decent job, I never really had to worry about money. My hobbies were playing games and programming, ... [ read the full article ]

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megadunderhead
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_ 		4. February 2013 @ 02:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
holy #$%%$%$


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dEwMe
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_ 		4. February 2013 @ 13:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow sounds like a decent guy.

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Just my $0.02,

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Kannz
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_ 		4. February 2013 @ 13:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
only gave 3 mil to employees? maybe he'll give a bit more to charity..heh...
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gamemods
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_ 		8. February 2013 @ 15:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Kannz:
 only gave 3 mil to employees? maybe he'll give a bit more to charity..heh...
Dude 3million to 29 employees is a $103,448.27 bonus to EACH employee. Did you ever get that kind of bonus at work.
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