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4J Studios, which stands for Jute, Jam, Journalism (the 3J's of Dundee), and Joysticks,[1] is an independent game development studio based in Scotland, with offices in Dundee and East Linton. The staff includes many former key personnel from defunct studio VIS Entertainment. It was founded by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl.[2] They are best known for developing Minecraft for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation TV, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch.

Employees[]

Developers[]

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Stuart Ross Stuart-Ross Lead developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @4JStu 4jstu
Steven Woodward Steve QA Bug Tester (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @4JSteve 4jsteve
Mark Hughes MarkHughes Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @mg_hughes
Vince Finlayson VinceFinlayson Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @TheValkyrur 4J-Vince

Artists[]

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Brian Lindsay Brian-Lindsay Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @4J_BKL_1
Tom Naylor Tom-Naylor UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @Tom_2Monocle
Michael Hansen Michael-Hansen Lead Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @MRH_4J
David Keningale David Art Director (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @4JDavid
Ryan Mitchell Ryumitch Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @Ryumitch
Scott Jarron ScottJaron Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @4JScott
Julie D Kennedy JulieDKennedy Junior UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @Danger_Kennedy
Thomas Fyfe Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @thomasfyfe

Business[]

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Paddy Burns Paddy-Burns Chief Executive Officer (4J Studios) @padware
Chris van der Kuyl Chris-van-der-Kuyl Chairman (4J Studios) @chrisvdk
Richard Reavy RichardReavy Chief Technology Officer (4J Studios) @rreavy 4jpaddy

Alumni[]

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Rebecca O'Neil Rebecca-O'Neil Art Intern (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @beccenstein_
James Vaughan James-Vaughan


Harry Gordon Harry-Gordon Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @hejgordon
Jamie Keddie Contractor (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) @JoyrideGames
George Vaughan

Contractors[]

Name Task X Notes
Gareth Coker Made the music for the Greek Mythology Mash-up pack[5] @garethcoker Made the music for Halo Infinite, Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest, and ARK Survival Evolved
Aeralie Brighton Vocals for the Greek Mythology Mash-up pack[6] @AeralieBrighton Did vocals for Ori and the Blind Forest

Games[]

4J Studios has developed the following games:

They have ported/remade the following games to other consoles:

4J Studios has developed the following original games:

4J Studios has published the following original games:

  • Skye Tales (Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4) (2023)

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