"It certainly didn't happen overnight," he added, "and he kept a healthy business sense towards the project. There was certainly interest but the prospect of having Notch help fund was a dream come true, as he's a fan of the game and didn't insist on owning it like many of the publishers do these days when they fund development. "We had a demo for Age of Wonders 3 and talked to various parties including traditional publishers. "We noticed Minecraft's random title-screen blurb mentioned Age of Wonders," he told me, "so I thought what the heck and I sent Notch an email. ![]() Lennart Sas, co-owner and managing director of Triumph, explained the unconventional way the partnership came about. It's summer 2012 and Notch and two Triumph developers enjoy a beer and a joke, by the looks of it. Why is Notch doing this? Because he's a fan of the Age of Wonders series. ![]() He's contributed to such a degree that Dutch developer Triumph Studios (Overlord) doesn't need a publisher for Age of Wonders 3, although distribution and co-publishing deals aren't ruled out. Turns out the "big partner" helping fund Age of Wonders 3 isn't Epic Games but is Notch, creator of Minecraft, real name Markus Persson.
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