Minecraft 2 announced by disgraced creator Notch but it doesnt involve Mojang
What would a Minecraft 2 even look like? (Microsoft)After falling out with Microsoft over his offensive social media posts, the creator of Minecraft is looking to make his own sequel.Some video games dont really need sequels, and that probably includes Minecraft. Its the best-selling video game ever made, having sold over 300 million copies, and every month millions of fans continue to play it, despite it being over a decade old.As such, publisher Microsoft has no reason to invest in a follow-up and is currently content merely to port Minecraft to newer platforms. It finally came to PlayStation 5 in October and you can definitely expect a Nintendo Switch 2 version once that console is released.Yet it sounds like a Minecraft 2 could very well happen. Not from Microsoft or developer Mojang Studios, but from the man who created Minecraft in the first place: Markus Notch Persson.In a social media post from January 1, Persson shared a poll asking his followers whether theyd be more interested in the new roguelike dungeon crawler hes working on or Minecraft 2. Unsurprisingly, the latter proved the more popular choice, with 81.5% of the votes at time of writing.Over the weekend, Persson reiterated hes 100% serious about all that, explaining to one confused fan that he basically announced Minecraft 2. He added, I dont super duper care exactly which game I make first (or even if I make more), but I do know Im making one.Persson has more accurately described the new game as a spiritual successor to Minecraft. After all, he cant actually call it Minecraft 2 without getting a visit from Microsofts lawyers, since Persson sold the Minecraft IP for $2.5 billion in 2014.Has Minecraft creator Notch made any other games after Minecraft?Persson had expressed an interest in continuing to work in game development even after leaving Mojang. In the last decade, though, he hasnt released any new games.He did found a new studio called Rubberbrain in 2014 but, according to a 2021 report from Swedish outlet Aftonbladet, the company burned away 60 million SEK (about 4.3 million) with no new games to show for it.Since then, all the studio has done is see a rebrand. Its now called Bitshift Entertainment, with its website consisting of nothing but a studio logo.I also intend to do this in a way that in no way tried to sneakily infringe on the incredible work the Mojang team is doing, said Persson. Although it seems he isnt entirely pleased with how Minecraft has turned out without him, saying Microsoft is successfully doing the Microsoft s***tification about [sic].Perssons hostility only makes more sense when you remember that he and Microsoft havent exactly been on good terms since the sale.What happened to Minecraft creator Notch?After leaving Mojang, the following years saw Persson become less known for creating Minecraft and more for the bigoted comments he posted on social media.For instance, in 2017, he spoke in favour of a heterosexual pride day and said anyone against the concept was a complete f***ing c*** and deserve to be shot. The backlash led to him deleting the offending posts (but this is the internet so you can still find them) and apologising.More TrendingHes also made and deleted transphobic statements, referring to the idea of transgender people as a mental illness, and has expressed support for the far right movement QAnon (via Newsweek).One set of posts he didnt delete or apologise for was when he publicly called developer Zo Quinn a f***ing c*** and said feminism was a social disease.As a result of all that, Microsoft decided it wanted nothing to do with him and in 2019 the company removed almost all references to Persson from Minecraft, with only the credits acknowledging he was ever involved with the game.That same year, Persson was not only not invited to an anniversary party for Minecraft, but Microsoft made it clear it was because, His comments and opinions do not reflect those of Microsoft or Mojang and are not representative of Minecraft. A lot of younger Minecraft fans have probably never heard of Notch (X)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy