Well done, Notch! Sounds like the developers might actually be allowed to create the game they want, instead of the game some publisher wants. That's good news indeed!
This is pretty neat. Age of Wonders 3 doesn't need a publisher because Markus "Notch" Persson (creator of Minecraft) is funding it.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-13-how-notch-funding-age-of-wonders-3-came-about