Minecraft 2 has been ‘basically announced’, says creator
Original Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has “basically announced” Minecraft 2.
In a post on X over the New Year, Notch suggested that he could spend the next year working on a “spiritual successor” to his blockbuster sandbox game.
Minecraft, widely credited as the best-selling game of all time, was developed by Notch, who also served as a figurehead of the franchise for years. Minecraft and developer Mojang were sold to Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion.
After posting a poll asking what his fans would like him to work on, he would later reply to a user saying that he “basically announced” Minecraft 2.
“I thought that maybe people actually do want me to make another game that’s super similar to the first one, and I’m loving working on games again,” he wrote.
I basically announced minecraft 2.
I thought that maybe people ACTUALLY do want me to make another game that's super similar to the first one, and I'm loving working on games again.
I don't super duper care exactly which game I make first (or even if I make more), but I do know…
“My intentions are to be clear and honest about this, saying that spiritual successors are usually kind of… you know… washed up. Tragic,” he continued.
Unless he worked directly with Microsoft, Notch’s next project couldn’t use the Minecraft IP.
“The things I’m fearing my next game is going to be anyway and try to push myself to avoid. So why not do the thing that people do want and are willing to give me, somehow, even more cash for,” Notch went on.
“I also very much value being a man of my word, so 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 and that Microsoft is successfully doing the Microsoft shittification about.”
Last year, the global theme park rights to Minecraft were acquired by Merlin Entertainments, the group behind Alton Towers, Peppa Pig World, Madame Tussauds, and Legoland.
A live-action Minecraft movie is due for release this year.
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