Minecraft removes references to original creator Markus Notch Persson The Verge

Minecraft has been updated to cast off maximum of its references to unique author Markus “Notch” Persson from the primary menu of the sport, via Eurogamer.

The main menu of Minecraft has lengthy been domestic to a chain of rotating terms of splash text at the top right-hand corner of the emblem, which consist of loads of various jokes, catchphrases, and references. But the most latest update to the sport has tellingly removed three splash text phrases from the sport: “Made through Notch!,” “The Work of Notch!,” and “110813!” (the date that Persson got married).

A tweet from 4J Studios, which develops a number of the console ports of Minecraft, previously showed that adjustments had been being made to splash texts, however didn’t say which adjustments would be made:

A small update for Minecraft: Console Editions will be rolling out over the next few days to make some changes to splash text.

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) March 19, 2019

As Polygon notes, it’s the second largest batch of terms to ever be removed from the sport — handiest nine other splash text phrases were removed from Minecraft at some point of its nearly decade-long history.

Persson famously sold the entirety of Minecraft (alongside together with his studio, Mojang) to Microsoft in2019 for $2.5 billion, although Persson did no longer join Microsoft as part of the acquisition. In the period in-between years, Microsoft has persevered to grow Minecraft as a family-pleasant brand, entire with a Minecraft: Education Edition for faculties and the interactive Minecraft: Story Mode game (which has even made its manner to Netflix as a quasi-youngsters display).

Persson, however, has emerge as an increasingly more polarizing figure, tweeting offensive statements concerning race, the LGBTQ community, gender, and different topics. Given the controversy surrounding Persson, coupled with the fact that he has no actual involvement inside the current affairs of the name, it’s easy to speculate that Microsoft would be looking to distance itself from Persson, specifically given the huge young target market that Minecraft has and the cultural impact of the sport. Persson continues to be indexed in Minecraft in the sport’s credits, even though it’s a far much less prominent placement than the main menu references which have now been removed.

Microsoft refused to remark when asked approximately the current modifications to Minecraft.

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