After being in Harvard for 8 years Steve got a job at the popular food chain McDonald's. He was found dead in his apartment on October 6th, 2014 while playing Animal Crossing: City Folk on the Nintendo Wii. We don't know how he died to his day and the mystery still goes on to this day. RIP Steve, Minecraft (May 26th, 1984-October 6th, 2014) Age: 30.