Jay Z and Beyonce’s rumored plans to move to California have been thwarted by a billionaire game designer. The power couple lost a bidding war for a lavish mansion located in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Beyonce may be “Queen Bey” but cash is still king, as shown by the $70 million in cash “Minecraft” game creator Markus “Notch” Persson put down to best her and Jay Z’s real estate dreams. The Swedish ...

This isn't the first massive dream home Markus "Notch" Persson has built. But it's the first time the Minecraft creator outbid American royalty. Persson, the creator of the world's best-selling video ...

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Markus "Notch" Persson has purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills, California for $70 million. According to Polygon, the Minecraft creator beat out Beyonce and Jay-Z for the property, which has since ...

Marcus "Notch" Persson, the creator of the wildly popular Minecraft, was already rich, but then he sold the game to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. And now he's outbidding some of the biggest celebrities ...

Back in September, everyone who isn’t a video game fan — or the parent of one — learned a lot about Minecraft after its founder sold the company that created the popular game to Microsoft for a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This 23,000-square-foot, over-the-top Beverly Hills mansion was recently purchased by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson. According to TMZ, Jay Z and Beyonce had ...

Markus Persson, the previous owner of the company Mojang (which is the creator of the insanely popular video game Minecraft), dropped a reported $70 million for the enormous dream home located in ...

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has outbid artists Jay-Z and Beyonce to purchase a $70 million mansion in Beverly Hills. Described in the actual listing as "an overwhelming sensory experience ...