Minecraft creator outbids Jay-Z, buys priciest home in Beverly Hills

If you need yet another sign that the game industry is a serious business force and that game creators are the new entertainment moguls, look no further than the newest purchase by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson. The Mojang cofounder, who cashed out of the company after a $2.5 billion Microsoft buyout in September, just set a record for a Beverly Hills real estate purchase by laying down $70 million on a mansion in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood.

As reported by Curbed LA, the 23,000-square-foot residence features "a candy room, a car showroom, vodka and tequila bars, a 54-foot curved glass door that opens onto the pool, eight bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, apartment-sized closets, and a movie theater." Oh, and let's not forget the "three high-definition 90-inch television screens [that] bring panoramic views of Los Angeles from the roof into the down stairs lounge." the $5,600 toilets in each bathroom, and the cases of Dom Perignon that were reportedly part of the deal. There are tons of pictures and video of the ridiculous residence over at its official listing website.

“[Persson] fell in love with the house, its sleek contemporary design, and its spectacular panoramic views that sweep from downtown LA to the Pacific Ocean,” Aaroe Group agent Katia De Los Reyes, who helped represent Persson in the sale, said in a statement. “The fact that the house also was completely furnished in such great style was another major selling point for him.”

Last night, Persson tweeted a picture showing him putting his feet up in the "candy room" of the palatial estate, though he later mentioned that the giant tubes of sweet candies were "the only thing I don't like eating. But it looks cool?" The tweet prompted a few of Notch's followers to post their own gently mocking pictures with their feet reclining in their own, much more cramped quarters.

Persson reportedly outbid the likes of Jay-Z and Beyonce for the mega-house, proving once and for all that computer programmers as a whole are more successful and cooler than rappers. That's how it works, right?