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Mojang Studios, formerly Mojang Specifications and then Mojang AB ("Mojäng Aktiebolag", Swedish for "Gadget Ltd."), or simply Mojang (pronounced /ˈmʊˈjɛŋ/ (IPA key) ᴍᴜᴜ-yang (respell key) in Swedish and /moʊˈdʒæŋ/ ᴍᴏʜ-jang in English[1][2][3]), is the home office of the Minecraft studio, a first-party game developer for Xbox Game Studios. It is primarily known for the creation and development of Minecraft. Located in Stockholm, Sweden, Mojang Studios currently has 128 employees.[4]
History
Markus Persson and Rolf Jansson started development on MMORPG Wurm Online in 2003,[5] using the name Mojang Specifications.[6] Persson and Janssen incorporated their business under the name Mojang Specifications AB in 2007. Persson soon left and wished to reuse the name "Mojang"; Janssen renamed his company to Onetoofree AB, and later to Code Club AB.
During early development of Minecraft, Persson reused the name Mojang Specifications. After declining a job offer at Valve, Notch incorporated Mojang Specifications as Mojang AB with Jakob Porsér.[7] Persson then hired Carl Manneh as CEO, since both wanted to focus on Minecraft 's development.
Mojang publicly announced on September 15, 2014, that they would be bought by Microsoft, and they subsequently became a subsidiary of Microsoft, joining Xbox Game Studios (then known as Microsoft Studios) on November 6, 2014.[8] Mojang AB as a legal entity continues to exist as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
On May 17, 2020 (the eleventh anniversary of Minecraft), Mojang announced that they were changing their name to Mojang Studios, unveiling a new logo and a logo animation.[9]
Minecraft studio
Mojang in Stockholm is the home office of the larger Minecraft studio and is where the decisions regarding the Minecraft franchise are made. The Minecraft studio also includes satellite offices in Japan, China, the United Kingdom, and Redmond, Washington, USA, sharing a single studio budget and studio vision between all locations. The heads of the studio are Mojang CEO Jonas Mårtensson and Minecraft Studio General Manager [10] Helen Chiang. Matt Booty, the former CVP of Minecraft, was promoted to the CVP of Xbox Game Studios and reports to Phil Spencer, who is the Executive Vice President of Microsoft's gaming division.[11]
The UK office works closely with platform partners in Europe as well as partner studio 4J Studios. The China office works closely with the partner studio NetEase. The Japan office works closely with platform partners in Japan and Asia. The Redmond office, like the one in Stockholm, assists with all the editions. Nearly all teams are spread out across both Stockholm and Redmond offices, except that Minecraft Education is developed primarily in Redmond, and Java Edition is developed primarily in Stockholm.[12]
Games
Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Earth
Minecraft: Story Mode
Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two
Caller's Bane
Caller's Bane (originally known as Scrolls) is another Mojang game which was first conceived and developed by Jakob Porsér,[13] with Måns Olson and Henrik Pettersson joining later on.[14] Announced on March 2, 2011,[15] it aims to combine elements from trading card games and traditional board games in the strategy genre.
In August 2011, Mojang had been threatened with legal action by the legal team representing ZeniMax Media, with the accusation being that the original title "Scrolls" infringes on the The Elder Scrolls trademark, a series of role-playing video games published by Bethesda Softworks (a ZeniMax Media subsidiary). In mid-October 2011, the court case was won by Mojang,[16] and one employee described the outcome as "the court saw it from our side". No further action was taken against Mojang, and the name "Scrolls" was allowed to remain.
The game was first made available to a limited number of people through alpha keys giveaways, starting from July 5, 2012.[17] It then hit beta on June 3, 2013[18] since when it is purchasable at a discounted price. The game was fully released on December 11, 2014, on PC, Mac, and Android devices,[19] but on June 29th, 2015, Mojang announced that development of Scrolls would cease as "the game has reached a point where it can no longer sustain continuous development".[20] Servers for the game didn’t shut down, however, until February 13, 2018.[21]
On June 20, 2018, it was announced that the game would be released for free the same day, along with changing the name from Scrolls to Caller's Bane.[22]
Cobalt
Cobalt is an action game developed by Oxeye Game Studios and published / co-developed by Mojang. Announced on August 16, 2011,[23] the gameplay consists of "running, jumping, rolling, shooting, throwing, dancing, hacking, rolling, flying, sliding, climbing, looting, deflecting, racing, piñata-ing, passing, scoring… and even more rolling!". The game also includes a map editor, and an engine that can be used to make new modes and games within it.
Cobalt is written in Lua, allowing for the game to be easily modifiable. The game was first made available through an alpha, starting from December 16, 2011, when it was offered at a discounted price.[24][25] On August 20, 2013, Cobalt was announced to be released on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, with FatShark AB assisting with the port.[26]
Originally, the game was planned to be released for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PS3 in 2014,[27] but was delayed twice to allow for more development time. The game was ultimately released for PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on February 2, 2016.[28]
Crown and Council
Crown and Council is a casual strategy game fully created by Henrik Pettersson.[29] It was originally conceived in a 72-hour game jam, and was released on April 22, 2016. It was inspired by the games History of the World and Slay, although many compare it to Risk.
The game puts the player in control of a nation warring against others on a tile-based map. Each turn, the player earns income based on how many conquered tiles they have, and can spend earned money to conquer other tiles or improve their own through the construction of structures like forts, villages and universities, which all provide different bonuses. The player wins a map once they have vanquished all enemies, regardless of actual remaining neutral tiles.[30][31] There are 75 maps, with additional maps being procedurally generated.[32]
He originally said he planned on continuing working on the game to fix bugs and add features.[33] An update released in January 2017 added a 99-map campaign and tweaks to the procedural generation and land-taking mechanics to improve balance. The most important change was in the calculations affecting the attack and defense of territories: the element of "randomness" was removed, and "attrition" was added, meaning that failed attacks improve the chance of future attacks succeeding. This update also added OSX and Linux versions.[34]
Cobalt W.A.S.D.
Cobalt W.A.S.D. (short for Cobalt W.A.S.D. Aim Shoot Destroy) is an action video game developed by Oxeye Game Studios and co-developed / published by Mojang. Announced on June 1, 2017, it is a spin-off of Cobalt, focusing on the Team Deathmatch mode.[35]
The game was first made available in a closed beta the same day, and was originally planned to be released in August of that year. However, it was delayed to allow for more development time. The game was ultimately released for PC on November 30, 2017.[36]
Unreleased games
RubyDung
0x10c
Following the end to his involvement with Minecraft, Notch began pre-production of an alternate reality space game set in the distant future in March 2012. 0x10c is a hexadecimal number equivalent to 1612 in decimal, which equals 281,474,976,710,656, which was the number of years that were passed in story since 1988. On April Fools' Day 2012, Mojang launched a satirical website for Mars Effect, citing the lawsuit with Bethesda as an inspiration.[37] However, the gameplay elements remained true and on April 4, 2012, Mojang revealed it as a space sandbox title.[38]
The game was eventually put on hold in April of 2013 because Notch had found creative blocks. However, at the time, he was still interested in expanding the development staff to push the game toward release.[39] Eventually, the game was indefinitely shelved on August 13, 2013, but Notch added that it could be made in the future if another Mojang employee was interested in developing it.[40]
On September 15, 2014, the soundtrack for the game was released by Daniel Rosenfeld.[41]
Project Rex Kwon Do
From September 5, 2011[42] to July 19, 2012, Mojang was co-developing a video game tentatively titled Project Rex Kwon Do alongside an undisclosed developer. Before the title had reached a significant stage of development, Mojang cancelled the collaboration to focus on developing their own titles (Minecraft, Scrolls, and 0x10c at the time).[43]
Employees
Current employees
Game developers
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite games | Special talent | About: Mojang AB: Employees [44] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens 'Jeb' Bergensten[45] | Lead creative designer (Minecraft, Cobalt and Minecraft Dungeons) | Starcraft, Doom 2, Don’t Look Back | Eating cheese doodles with chopsticks[46] | @jeb_ | Fun Fact #328: The facial hair right below his lower lip is brighter than the rest. He's also a redditor! | |
| Nathan 'Dinnerbone' Adams[47] | Game developer (Minecraft) | @Dinnerbone | Member of the Bukkit team. Known as Foreverabone on his Twitter page. | |||
| Michael 'Searge' Stoyke[48] | Game developer (Minecraft) | @SeargeDP | Founder of the Mod Coder Pack (MCP) | |||
| Maria Lemón | Game developer (Minecraft) | @MiaLem_n | ||||
| Max 'Keso' Herngren | Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | @maxherngren | ||||
| Agnes 'LadyAgnes' Larsson[49] | Game developer (Minecraft) | @_LadyAgnes | ||||
| Erik 'Grum' Broes[47] | Game developer (Minecraft) | @_grum | Member of the Bukkit team. | |||
| Jon Kågström | Game developer (Caller’s Bane) | @jonkagstrom | Used to work as an AI programmer at DICE on Battlefield. | |||
| Aron Nieminen | Game developer (Minecraft and Caller's Bane) | He's very bright. His hair looks like a blue, woolen cap. | ||||
| Måns Olson | Game developer (Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons) | @MansOlson | ||||
| Kristoffer Jelbring[50] | Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | Being Mojang's unofficial DJ. | @KrisJelbring | Peace. | ||
| Thomas 'ProfMobius' Guimbretière[51] |
|
Game developer (Minecraft) | @ProfMobius | Co-founder of the Mod Coder Pack (MCP) | ||
| Daniel Wustenhoff | File:Daniel Wustenhoff.jpeg | Game developer (Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons) | Likes pizza, and code | @darngeek | ||
| Georgii 'fry' Gavrichev |
|
Game developer (Minecraft) | @fry_su | |||
| Bartosz Bok |
|
Game developer (Minecraft) | @0x00716F62 | |||
| Felix 'Xilefian' Jones | Game developer (Minecraft: Java Edition) | @Xilefian | ||||
| Samuel Åberg |
|
Lead sound designer (Minecraft) | @slamp0000 | |||
| Cory Scheviak | File:CoryScheviakIRL.jpeg | Game developer (Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons) | @cojomax99 | Creator of the Tropicraft Mod | ||
| Henrik Kniberg |
|
Game developer (Minecraft) | @henrikkniberg | |||
| Annica Strand |
|
Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | ||||
| Adrian Toncean |
|
Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | @adrianton3 | |||
| Mårten Herlander | File:MartenHerlanderIRL.png | Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | ||||
| Mikael 'Slicedlime' Hedberg | Game developer (Minecraft) | @slicedlime | ||||
| Petr 'peterix' Mrázek | Game developer (Minecraft) | @peterixxx | Creator of MultiMC | |||
| Niklas 'BarneyBear' Börestam | Lead game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | |||||
| Jakob Ryden | Game developer | |||||
| Sebastian Hindefelt | Game developer (Minecraft) | |||||
| Alexander Torstling |
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Game developer (Minecraft) | @atorstling | |||
| Henning Erlandsen | Game developer | |||||
| Peter Hont | Sound designer | |||||
| Paulo Ragonha |
|
Lead user experience developer | @pirelenito | |||
| Emelie Sidesiö | User experience developer | |||||
| Oleg 'Volgar' Kozitsyn | User experience developer | @Volgar | ||||
| Laura de Llorens Garcia | Game developer |
Artists
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite games | Special talent | About: Mojang AB: Employees [44] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus 'Junkboy' Toivonen[45] | Art director | Wild Guns, Metal Slug, Full Throttle | Laying down digital mosaic.[46] | @jnkboy | Very mysterious. Some say he doesn't even exist. | |
| Johan Aronson | Art director | @JohanAronson | ||||
| Ninni Landin |
|
Art director | @ninnilandin | |||
| Chris Nordgren | Visual effects artist / 3D artist (Minecraft Dungeons) | @ChrisNordgren | ||||
| Jasper 'Jappa' Boerstra | Graphic artist | @JasperBoerstra |
| |||
| Mattis 'BombBoy' Grahm | Graphic artist (Caller’s Bane) | Time travel. | @BomuBoi | Bombs. (He has one on his T-shirt, ooh...) | ||
| Daniel Bjorkeförs |
|
Art lead (Minecraft Dungeons) | ||||
| Martin Johansson | Art director | |||||
| Filip Thoms | Product designer | |||||
| Amanda Strom | Product designer | |||||
| Jennifer Hammervald | Product designer | @jennisprints | ||||
| Sherin Kwan | Product designer | |||||
| Markus Karlsson | Graphic designer | |||||
| Jakob Gavelli | Visual effects artist / 3D artist (Minecraft Dungeons) | |||||
| Kim Petersen | Motion graphics designer |
Software/system development
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pär Axelsson |
|
Service developer | @paera |
| Robert Sjodahl |
|
Lead system engineer | @robertsjodahl |
| Stefan Torstensson | Service developer | ||
| Jeff Ott | Lead software engineer | ||
| Anders Martini | Service developer | ||
| Jonas Bergström | Service developer | ||
| Maksim Ivanov | Service developer | ||
| Maria Katsourani | Service developer | ||
| Matt Hawley | Service developer | ||
| Petter Gisslen | Service developer | ||
| Wenlan Yang | Service developer |
Content and community
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite game(s) | Special talent | About: Mojang AB: Employees [44] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Walldén | Head of community relations | @dearkarim | ||||
| Matthew 'Moesh' Dryden | Content coordinator | Minecraft | Can entrance groups with his mesmerizing eyes. | @lemoesh | ||
| Marc Watson | Content manager | Minecraft, Mass Effect, Halo, The Elder Scrolls | Performs improv comedy | @Marc_IRL | Started Minecraft Marathon[52] | |
| Adam Martinsson | Content coordinator | Shooting laser beams from his fingers (unconfirmed). | @a_mson | |||
| Aleksandra 'Ola' Zajac | Mojira and Crowdin project manager | @MissMarzenia | ||||
| Moira Ingeltun | Video producer | Being able to do a million things at once. | @moizrgi | |||
| Oskar Thysell | Content coordinator | |||||
| Sara Lempiäinen | Content coordinator |
Realms development
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Alaeus |
|
Realms developer | @TAlaeus |
| Billy Sjöberg | Realms developer | ||
| Brian Threvathan | Realms developer | ||
| Erik Bylund | Realms developer | ||
| Magnus Jäderberg | Realms developer | ||
| Márcio Oliveira |
|
Realms developer | @marcio_os |
Business development
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite games | Special talent | About: Mojang AB: Employees [44] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen 'Bopogamel' Jones | Director of creative communications | @Bopogamel | Former PC Gamer web editor. | |||
| Tom Stone | Creative communications assistant | |||||
| Josefina Axelsson | Financial assistant | @vitasparven | ||||
| Adrian Östergård | Producer | @adrian_ivl |
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| Lydia 'MinecraftChick' Winters | Chief brand officer | Minecraft, Oregon Trail | Having bright-colored hair, being amazing. | @LydiaWinters | Minecraft was the second video game she played. | |
| Patrick Geuder | Director of business development | @pgeuder | ||||
| Vu Bui |
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Chief content officer | @vubui | |||
| Jonas Mårtensson[53] |
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Chief executive officer | @maartensson | Carl Manneh's twin brother. | ||
| Lisa Kempe |
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Producer | @ohhilisa | |||
| Isabella Balk |
|
Office manager | ||||
| Siri Hoel Andersson |
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Office manager | @SiriHoel | |||
| Nicolette Suraga |
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Producer | @NicoletteSuraga | |||
| David Nisshagen |
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Producer (Minecraft Dungeons) | @DavidNisshagen | |||
| Olof Carlson[54] |
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Production director | @olofcarlson | |||
| Hampus Nilsson |
|
Producer | ||||
| Shoghi Cervantes |
|
IT manager | Likes mostly everything that uses electricity[55] | @shoghicp | Founder of PocketMine | |
| Fredrik Telenius | Producer | @_b4njo | ||||
| Ulrika Hojgard | Chief operations officer | |||||
| Marina Kostesic | Senior financial accountant | |||||
| Shelia Ho | Head of creative production | |||||
| Klas Hammarström | Production manager | |||||
| Adele Major | Producer | |||||
| Åsa Skogström | Producer | |||||
| Johannes Fridd | Producer | |||||
| Sarah Carton | Producer | |||||
| Maja Samuelsson | Human Resources director | @Majams | ||||
| Cesar Sima Falck | IT manager | |||||
| Thomas Wiborgh | Head of marketing communications | |||||
| Per Landin | Creative communications assistant | @perlandin | ||||
| Alice Löfgren | Head of social media |
Mojang support
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Stuart Dahlgren | Customer support agent | @hejstuart | ||
| Mattias Victorin |
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Customer support manager | @MattiasVictorin | |
| Cim Borg |
|
Customer support agent | Mass Effect | @Cim_XII |
| Nasim Derakhshan | Customer support agent | |||
| Sarah Mårtensson | Customer support agent | |||
| Elli Ashrafi | Customer support agent | |||
| Josefin Olsson | Customer support agent | |||
| Marcus Forss | Customer support agent | |||
| Andreas Thomasson | Customer support agent | |||
| Fredrik Sandström | Customer support agent | |||
| Freja Fors | Customer support agent | |||
| Jonny Hair | Customer support agent | |||
| Nima Tolouifar | Customer support agent | |||
| Patrik Södergren | Customer support agent | |||
| Anna Lundgren | Customer support agent | @iAnna_na_na |
Intellectual property enforcement
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position
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|---|---|---|
| Olle Personne |
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Intellectual property enforcement team lead |
| Mathias Andersson | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Brandon Andersson | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Talia Grunt | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Milla Stone | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Karl Lowry | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Anna Klingberg | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Matilda Åkerman | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Maria Malone | Intellectual property enforcement agent | |
| Sylvia Chen | Intellectual property enforcement agent |
Contractors
| Name | Task | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57Digital | Developers of Minecraft Explorer, the official Minecraft companion guide for iOS, as well as the official Minecraft Skin Studio. | @57digital | Jamie Chapman and Luke Dixon |
| Nikolaj Nyholm | Has assisted Mojang with their early business development. | @nikolaj | |
| Daniel 'C418' Rosenfeld | Making the music and sounds for Minecraft and 0x10c. | @C418 | Has high self-esteem! |
| Paul Spooner | Assisted with the development of Minecraft's trees. | @dudecon | |
| Kristoffer Zetterstrand | Made the paintings for Minecraft. | @Zetterstrand | The subject of a Wikipedia article, and Notch is his brother-in-law! |
| 4J Studios | Developers of the PlayStation 4 Edition of Minecraft | @4JStudios | Developed Banjo-Kazooie for Xbox. |
| Garry 'Army of Trolls' J Lucken | Made the skins for the Pocket Edition Skin packs and some skins in the Halloween and Skin Pack 3 Skin packs for Legacy Console Edition[56][57] | @armyoftrolls | |
| Del Rey Books | Publisher of various Minecraft novels and guidebooks | @DelReyBooks | |
| Dark Horse Comics | Publisher of the Minecraft graphic novel series | @DarkHorseComics | |
| Double Eleven | Developing Minecraft Dungeons alongside Mojang AB and Xbox Game Studios | @doubleelevenltd |
Publishers
| Name | Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Mojang AB | Minecraft Java, Bedrock and New Nintendo 3DS Edition | @Mojang |
| Xbox Game Studios | Minecraft Bedrock Edition | @MSStudiosBlog |
| NetEase | Minecraft China | @neteasegames |
| Sony Computer Entertainment | Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition | @PlayStation |
Former employees
| Name | Icon/Avatar | Position | Favorite games | Special talent | About: Mojang AB: Employees [44] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Davies | Creative communications manager | @MarshDavies | ||||
| Corey 'MonsieurV3rt' Clemans | Latin America Community coordinator | Speaking 11 different languages! | @coreyclemans | |||
| Christian Westman[58] | Game developer (Minecraft Dungeons) | @westmaaan | ||||
| Brynjólfur 'Binni' Erlingsson | Data warehouse manager | |||||
| Tommaso 'tommo' Checchi | Game developer (Minecraft) | Wasting time[59] | @_tomcc | Previously worked on Cobalt's game engine. | ||
| Markus 'Notch' Persson | Founder of Mojang, creator of Minecraft Game developer |
Dungeon Master 2, Doom, X-Com | Can look directly at the sun with only minor permanent damage.[46] | @notch | 1. Enjoy games 2. Pick up programming 3. ???? 4. Profit
His beard has been shaved for charity.[60] When Mojang was sold to Microsoft, he left the company soon after along with the other two founders. | |
| Tobias Möllstam[61] | Web developer | Developing tight webs to capture customers. | @mollstam | One day he decided to eat failure and shit success. True story. | ||
| Carl Manneh[61] | Founder of Mojang Chief Executive Officer |
FIFA 10, Resident Evil, Tetris | Cloning himself.[46] | @carlmanneh | Used to be Notch's old boss. His last name sounds like "money" and he is Mojang's business guy. Coincidence? | |
| Daniel 'Kappische' Kaplan[62] | Business developer | Street Fighter IV, Tetris DS, Zelda: A Link to the Past | Typing very fast.[46] | @Kappische | On his Skype picture he looks like a pirate. | |
| Warren 'EvilSeph' Loo[47][63] | Game developer | @EvilSeph | Leader of the Bukkit team. | |||
| Jakob Porsér | Founder of Mojang Game developer (Caller’s Bane) |
X-Com 2, Master of Magic, Diablo 2 | Recursive for loops.[46] | @JahKob | Made another game (Scrolls) along with Minecraft. His pants defy gravity and suspenders alike. | |
| Johan Bernhardsson | Game developer (Minecraft Java Edition) | Half-Life 2, Bloodline Champions | @jbernhardsson | Previously worked as a Half-Life 2 modder, a minigame developer and a software engineer. Was a programmer for Stunlock Studios on strategy game Bloodline Champions. Previously a Minecraft Pocket Edition developer. He no longer works for Mojang. He now works in Malmö. | ||
| Leonard 'xlson' Gram[64] | Web developer | Can recite the entire alphabet by memory. | @xlson | |||
| Henrik 'Carnalizer' Pettersson[65] | Production manager of Caller’s Bane Artist Developer of Crown and Council |
Board games, strategy games, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life, Minecraft | Extreme procrastination. | @carnalizer | Was the oldest person employed by Mojang. | |
| Daniel Frisk | Chief architect | @danfrisk | He never works on Fridays. | |||
| Karin Severinson | Chief financial officer | @KarinSeverinson | ||||
| Ryan 'TheMogMiner' Holtz[48] |
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Game developer (Minecraft Java Edition) | @TheMogMiner | Previously worked on Scaleform | ||
| Martin Odhelius |
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Web developer | @modhelius | |||
| Anton Albiin |
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Customer support agent | @EttGlasVatten | |||
| Hayden 'Dock' Scott-Baron[66][67] |
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Artist | @Docky | Joined in December 2009, but left shortly after in February 2010 due to work-related issues. | ||
| Poi Poi Chen | File:Poi Poi Chen.jpeg | Artist (Scrolls) | Dota 2 | @PoiPoiChen | ||
| Nathan 'Tahg' Gilbert[47][68] |
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Minecraft server development | @tahgtahv | Former member of the Bukkit team. | ||
| Linn Hultman |
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Office manager | @Linnsebumsan | Was Notch's personal assistant. | ||
| Andreas 'hideous' Jörgensen |
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Customer support agent | @hideous_ | |||
| Amir Moulavi | File:Amir moulavi.jpeg | Minecraft Realms lead developer Web developer |
@mamirm | |||
| Mike 'ClayHero' Till | File:Mike Till.jpg | Customer support agent | @Fals3Ech0 | Worked with Marc Watson at a previous job. | ||
| Torbjorn Allard |
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Web developer | @TorbjornAllard | |||
| Andreas Andersson |
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Customer support agent | Dota 2 | @Blurplurp | Creating videos related to Dota 2 | |
| Jonatan 'eldrone' Pöljö |
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Designator | @eldrone | |||
| David Marby[69] |
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Realms developer | @DMarby | |||
| Rikard Herlitz |
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Chief technology officer | @GooCoder | Founder and CTO of Goo Create | ||
| Jifeng Zhang |
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DevOps engineer | @zjfroot | |||
| Josh 'rockenroll4life' Letellier |
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Game developer (Minecraft) | @rockenroll4life | |||
| Tobias Ahlin |
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Lead experience designer | @tobiasahlin | |||
| Tomas Sommar |
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Web developer | @tomassommar | |||
| Alexandre Pretto[70] |
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Realms developer | @alexandrepretto | |||
| Joe Liu | Customer support agent | @JoeBleh | Worked with Marc Watson at a previous job. | |||
| Bella 'Broontoo'[71] | Project manager | @Broontoo | ||||
| Mariana 'RazzleberryFox' Graham | Animator, modeler, texture artist | @RazzleberryFox | ||||
| Philip 'Zee' Vieira | Realms developer | @zeeraw | ||||
| Magnus Bentling | Game developer (Minecraft) | |||||
| Tom Miles | System engineer | |||||
| Christoffer Hammarström | System developer | |||||
| Johnny Sjöö | Realms developer | |||||
| Mats Henricson | Realms developer | @matshenricson | ||||
| Emily 'StinkyTiger' Richardson | Creative communications assistant | |||||
| Amelia Lindroth Henriksson | Customer support agent | |||||
| Ana Barata Martins | Customer support agent | |||||
| Angehlica Walling | Customer support agent | |||||
| Annika Tripke-Lund | Customer support agent | |||||
| Carl Johnsson | Customer support agent | |||||
| Dante Stjernberg | Customer support agent | |||||
| David Carlsson | Customer support agent | |||||
| Elin Frykholm | Customer support agent | |||||
| Eliza Hearsum | Customer support agent | |||||
| Erik Nordberg | Customer support agent | |||||
| Fredrik Henriksson | Game developer (Cobalt) Customer support agent |
@Frall_ | ||||
| Henrik Davallius | Customer support agent | |||||
| Henry Shi | Customer support agent | |||||
| Kevin Vesterlund | Customer support agent | |||||
| Nicole Jansson | Customer support agent | |||||
| Rabi Hadad | Customer support agent | |||||
| Robert Miskiewicz | Customer support agent | |||||
| Robin Cocks | Customer support agent | |||||
| Robin Thunström | Customer support agent | @RobinThunstrom | ||||
| Theodore Colbing | Customer support agent | |||||
| Mikaela Prim | Studio manager | |||||
| Alex Andersson | Office manager | |||||
| Charlotte Wredesjö | Office manager | |||||
| Jill Curran | Office manager | |||||
| Kaya Hatcher | Producer | |||||
| Chaimae Truving | Reception manager | |||||
| Kevin Martinez | Sound designer | |||||
| Daniel Feldt | User experience designer | @dafeld | ||||
| Antonia Kousathana | Customer support agent | |||||
| Michael Novén | User experience designer | |||||
| Rui Riberio | Customer support agent |
Former contractors
| Name | Task | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary M. | Community Manager (Scrolls)[72] | @atmaz |
| Gareth | Community Manager (Scrolls)[72] | @seemescrollin |
| Telltale Games | Developers of Minecraft: Story Mode and Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two | @telltalegames |
| Other Ocean Interactive | Developers of the New Nintendo 3DS Edition of Minecraft | @Other_Ocean |
| Scholastic | Original publisher of various Minecraft guidebooks | @Scholastic |
| Mattel Creations | Produces the Minecraft Mini-Series | |
| Atomic Cartoons | @atomiccartoons |
Office tour
Gallery
Logos
- Mojang Studios logo.png
Mojang Studios' current logo
- Mojang logo old.svg
Mojang's old logo.
- Mojang support logo.png
Mojang's support logo.
- MojangStatus.png
Mojang Status logo.
- MojiraLogo.png
Mojira (Mojang bug tracker) logo.
- Mojang marriage.png
Mojang's Pride logo.
- Mojang support page logo.png
The Mojang logo used on the support page.
- Mojang footer logo.png
The Mojang footer logo.
- Mojang footer logo old.png
The old Mojang footer logo.
The footer logo used on the old Minecraft Realms website.[73]
- Mojang Logo.jpg
The first Mojang Specifications logo, from 2004.
- Mojang Logo Old.png
The Old Mojang logo splash image used in Minecraft from Alpha v1.0.4 to Beta 1.2_02
- Old mojang logo splash screen.png
Mojang logo splash image used in Minecraft from Beta 1.3 to Beta 1.7.3.
- Mojang logo-youtube.png
The Mojang logo that was once used on their YouTube channel Minecraft, which was once called TeamMojang.
Employees
- MojangCloak.PNG
The old Mojang cape.
- MojangCloak2016.PNG
The new Mojang cape.
- ClassicShirt.JPG
First shirts ever sold by Mojang, featuring the classic Mojang Specifications logo.
Mojang building directory board with a note from some griefers.[74]
Mojang Pax display.[75]
Oil paintings of most of the Mojang employees.[76]
The Mojang support team hanging out in the ball pit.[78]
The developer cast of Minecraft in Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34.
References
- ↑ "Ah, the old Mo-yang vs Mo-jang. I've been told this is how you pronounce it..." – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, June 15, 2015
- ↑ "It’s also a constant in-joke to this day that we have no idea how to pronounce our own name. I’d guess it’s something like 80% mo-jang, 20% mo-yang (it’s close to mojäng), and 0% mo-zhang." – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, March 18, 2019
- ↑ "Also a new identity means that we can reinvent both the logo and pronounciation, so anything other than the hard J is incorrect now. 😋 " – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, May 17, 2020
- ↑ Mojang about page
- ↑ "Wurm Online hitting version 1.0 after almost a decade" by Alice O'Connor – ShackNews, December 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Wurm Online" (archived) .
- ↑ "The history of Minecraft" by Alex Cox – TechRadar, June 13, 2018.
- ↑ "It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We're excited for the possibilities ahead w/the Minecraft community." – @XboxP3 on X, November 6, 2014
- ↑ "Meet Mojang Studios" – Minecraft.net, May 17, 2020
- ↑ "Minecraft Boss Promoted to Number Two Man at Xbox" by Liana Ruppert – ComicBook.com, January 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer just got a big promotion and will now report directly to CEO Satya Nadella" by Matt Weinberger – Business Insider, September 19, 2017.
- ↑ "On the topic of how Mojang and Microsoft Studios and so forth are presented"
- ↑ Caller's Bane
- ↑ "Team changes" – ScrollsDev, February 6, 2014, Tumblr
- ↑ "Introducing our New Game: Scrolls" by Jakob Porsér – Mojang.com, March 2, 2011.
- ↑ "We won the interim injunction! We can keep using the name "Scrolls"." – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, October 18, 2011
- ↑ "Ready, Set, Alpha!" by Jakob Porsér – Caller's Bane, July 5, 2012.
- ↑ "We've hit open beta! Scrolls is now on-sale!" by Owen Jones – Caller's Bane, June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Scrolls released on PC, Mac, and Android tablets!" by Owen Jones – Caller's Bane, December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "It's been a Blast Automaton!" – Caller's Bane, June 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Status update" by Måns Olson – Caller's Bane, February 6, 2018.
- ↑ "The game is now free!" by Måns Olson – Caller's Bane, June 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Introducing Cobalt" by Carl Manneh – Mojang.com, August 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Cobalt pre-orders around the next bend!" by Carl Manneh – Mojang.com, December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Say hello to Cobalt" by Carl Manneh – Mojang.com, December 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Cobalt is coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One!" by Owen Jones – Mojang.com, August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Radio Cobalt Episode One - The Basics" by Owen Jones – Mojang.com, February 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Cobalt coming to Xbox and Steam February 2nd" by Owen Jones – Mojang.com, January 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Play Crown and Council - a new, free game!" by Marsh Davies – Mojang.com, April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Minecraft Devs Release Crown And Council Free" by Alice O'Connor – Rock Paper Shotgun, April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Mojang releases a free strategy game called Crown and Council" by Andy Chalk – PC Gamer, April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Minecraft Dev Releases Surprise Free Game on Steam" by Chris Pereira – GameSpot, April 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Mojang's Crown and Council: From hobby project to Steam release" by Richard Moss – Gamasutra, May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Crown and Council gets royally updated, still free" by Brendan Caldwell – Rock Paper Shotgun, January 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Introducing Cobalt W.A.S.D." – Oxeye Game Studio, June 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Cobalt WASD Out This Thursday!" – Oxeye Game Studio, November 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Minecraft creator scores April Fool with 'Mars Effect'" (archived) by Rebecca Fields – Shadowlocked, March 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Mojang Registers Website For Its New Game '0x10c'" by Alex Knapp – Forbes, April 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Minecraft, Scrolls, 0x10c: The past, present and future of Mojang as seen through Notch's eyes" by Brian Crecente – Polygon, April 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Notch indefintely shelves Mojang’s space game, 0x10c" by James Plafke – Geek.com, August 13, 2013.
- ↑ 0x10c by C418 on Bandcamp
- ↑ "Secret project Rex Kwon Do begins today! It will involve caffeine and giggling." – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, September 5, 2011
- ↑ "Remember Project Rex Kwon Do? We cancelled it to focus on Minecraft, Scrolls and eventually 0x10c that we own 100% ourselves instead." – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, July 19, 2012
- ↑ a b c d e "Minecraft Support Page" (archived) .
- ↑ a b Bug update #4, and we're six people in the office now! – The Word of Notch, December 1, 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f "Minecraft Dev Diary - staff intro, clan cloaks" by Jakob Porsér – PC Gamer, December 14, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d "Minecraft Team Strengthened!" by Jens Bergensten – Mojang.com, February 28, 2012.
- ↑ a b "The Future of Minecraft MINECON 2013 Panel" – TeamMojang on YouTube, December 27, 2013
- ↑ User Profile: [Mojang] Agnes Larsson – Mojang Jira
- ↑ "Guess who just joined Mojang.. Hint: it's @KrisJelbring!" – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, December 21, 2011
- ↑ User Profile: [Mojang] ProfMobius (Thomas Guimbretiere) – Mojang Jira
- ↑ Marc Watson's about.me page
- ↑ "Mojang invents cloning technology" by Carl Manneh – Mojang.com, October 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Excited to be doing my first day today at Mojang in Stockholm, working on Minecraft Realms with @Marc_IRL @zeeraw @DMarby!" – @olofcarlson on X, March 29, 2016
- ↑ @shoghicp
- ↑ "Pocket Edition now has skins, chicken jockeys, more!" by Owen Jones – Mojang.com, May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Hearing reports that Skin Pack 3 is available now. Skins in this pack were created by renowned pixel artist "Army of Trolls"!" – @4JStudios (4JStudios) on X, October 17, 2012
- ↑ "first day at Mojang, anything could happen!" – @westmaaan on X, April 3, 2016
- ↑ @_tomcc
- ↑ "Raised more than $500,000 = beard is shaved!" by Daniel Kaplan – Mojang.com, March 1, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2011, here we go! – The Word of Notch, January 3, 2011
- ↑ Three man strong! – The Word of Notch, September 13, 2010
- ↑ "Had a great time working for Mojang but it's time for me to pursue other interests. As of yesterday, I am no longer working for Mojang." – @EvilSeph (Warren Loo) on X, October 2, 2013
- ↑ "Mojang grows by one more resource! @xlson will now spend his days refreshing reddit or whatever webops do. Say hi! :D" – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, October 10, 2011
- ↑ "New addition to the Mojang team: Welcome graphical artist @carnalizer!" – @carlmanneh (Carl Manneh) on X, August 8, 2011
- ↑ The Minecraft artist is Dock! – The Word of Notch, December 22, 2009
- ↑ Dock is no longer involved with the project – The Word of Notch, February 5, 2010
- ↑ "I am no longer working on Minecraft." – @tahgtahv on X, July 31, 2012
- ↑ "Also, we hired another awesome developer to the Realms team: @DMarby Welcome David! :)" – @carlmanneh (Carl Manneh) on X, May 12, 2014
- ↑ "Welcome to the Realms team, @alexandrepretto! Ele fala português!" – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, January 12, 2017
- ↑ "Welcome Bella, Mojang's new project manager, to Mojang with a friendly follow and jolly greeting! Be nice, Minecrafters! <3 @Brontoo" – @mojang on X, June 29, 2015
- ↑ a b "Scrolls FAQ" – ScrollsDev, July 14, 2015, Tumblr
- ↑ https://minecraft.net/images/realms/footer-mojang-logo.png[dead link]
- ↑ "Looks like we've had griefers in the lobby again" – @jnkboy (Markus Toivonen) on X, August 28, 2012
- ↑ "The awesome @RubberNinja drew an epic minecraftian picture of the mojang team for display at pax." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, August 31, 2012
- ↑ "We've got awesome oil paintings of most employees now!" – @notch (Markus Persson) on X, January 18, 2013
- ↑ "We're very prepared for Mojam." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, February 21, 2013
- ↑ "Meanwhile, at Mojang Support" – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, June 18, 2013
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