Microsoft thinks Minecraft’s creator is a creeper

Microsoft purchased Minecraft in 2014 from Marcus “Notch” Persson for $2.5 billion, but it surely has no plans to ask the creator to take part within the sport’s 10-year anniversary festivities.

A spokesperson for Microsoft advised Selection, “His feedback and opinions don’t replicate these of Microsoft or Mojang and should not consultant of Minecraft.”

Persson, as soon as an concerned member of the online game improvement group, has more and more ostracized himself together with his Twitter feedback, together with transphobic statements and feedback a few “heterosexual pleasure day,” and that “it is okay to be white.”

Persson has about 3.7 million followers on Twitter. An replace to the sport final month eliminated loading display textual content on Minecraft that referenced Persson. Microsoft did not remark concerning the determination to take away the reference final month.

Notch, who bought a swell bachelor pad in Los Angeles for $70 million after Micrsoft lower him a verify, now not works on Minecraft, however retains himself busy posting on Twitter.

What a fucking cunt

— notch (@notch) June 12, 2017

And you are a cunt.

— notch (@notch) June 29, 2017

Celebrating fucking physique dysphoria.

— notch (@notch) March 10, 2019

Excessive-IQ people are over-represented in positions of energy, for benign causes.
Some populations have increased IQ on common, for benign causes.

Not being allowed to debate this makes folks mistrust and provide you with explanations like nepotism.

— notch (@notch) December 6, 2018

(protip: believing in race primarily based privilege needing to be checked suits the literal definition of racism)

— notch (@notch) November 30, 2017

It is okay to be white.

— notch (@notch) November 30, 2017

(Above two tweets have been deleted)

Pictures: Notch (by Official GDC – 16-20_42_56-01-7D2_0739, CC BY 2.0, Link) / Creeper costume (Amazon)