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class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Legal disputes</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Legal_disputes-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Legal disputes subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Legal_disputes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Scrolls_naming_dispute" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scrolls_naming_dispute"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span><i>Scrolls</i> naming dispute</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scrolls_naming_dispute-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uniloc_USA,_Inc._et_al_v._Mojang_AB" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniloc_USA,_Inc._et_al_v._Mojang_AB"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span><i>Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniloc_USA,_Inc._et_al_v._Mojang_AB-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Putt-Putt_cease_and_desist" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Putt-Putt_cease_and_desist"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Putt-Putt cease and desist</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Putt-Putt_cease_and_desist-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Mojang Studios</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_AB" title="Mojang AB – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Mojang AB" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%82" title="موجنق – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="موجنق" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang" title="Mojang – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Mojang" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B2" title="موجانگ استودیوز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="موجانگ استودیوز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%A8%EC%9E%A5_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%9C%EB%94%94%EC%98%A4" title="모장 스튜디오 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="모장 스튜디오" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang" title="Mojang – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mojang" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2" title="موچانج ستوديوز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="موچانج ستوديوز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%82%E1%80%BB%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8_%E1%80%85%E1%80%90%E1%80%B0%E1%80%92%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9A%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA" title="မိုဂျန်း စတူဒီယိုစ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="မိုဂျန်း စတူဒီယိုစ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang" title="Mojang – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Mojang" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang" title="Mojang – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Mojang" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang" title="Mojang – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Mojang" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF" title="مۆجانگ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="مۆجانگ" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mojang Studios" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%8C" title="โมแจงสตูดิโอส์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โมแจงสตูดิโอส์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Trade_name" title="Trade name">Trade name</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Mojang Studios <span class="nowrap">(2020–present)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Mojang Specifications <span class="nowrap">(2009–2010)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">Video games</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">18 June 2009<span class="noprint">; 15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2009-06-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Markus_Persson" title="Markus Persson">Markus Persson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">Sweden</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of locations</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5 (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Kayleen Walters <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/Studio_head" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio head">studio head</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_(franchise)" title="Minecraft (franchise)">Minecraft</a></i> series</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">≈600 (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a> <span class="nowrap">(2014–present)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mojang AB</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Minecraft:_EULA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Minecraft:_EULA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trading_as" class="mw-redirect" title="Trading as">trading as</a> <b>Mojang Studios</b>, is a Swedish <a href="/wiki/Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">video game developer</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>. The studio is best known for developing the <a href="/wiki/Sandbox_game" title="Sandbox game">sandbox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Survival_game" title="Survival game">survival</a> game <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Best-selling_video_game_of_all_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-selling video game of all time">best-selling video game of all time</a>. </p><p>Mojang Studios was founded by the independent video game designer <a href="/wiki/Markus_Persson" title="Markus Persson">Markus Persson</a> in 2009 as <b>Mojang Specifications</b> for <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s development. The studio inherited its name from <a href="/wiki/Code_Club_AB" title="Code Club AB">another video game venture</a> Persson had left two years prior. Following the game's initial release, Persson, in conjunction with Jakob Porsér, <a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(business)" title="Incorporation (business)">incorporated</a> the business in late 2010, and they hired Carl Manneh as the company's <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a>. Other early hires included Daniel Kaplan and <a href="/wiki/Jens_Bergensten" title="Jens Bergensten">Jens Bergensten</a>. <i>Minecraft</i> became highly successful, giving Mojang sustained growth. With a desire to move on from the game, Persson offered to sell his share in Mojang, and the company was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> in November 2014. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh subsequently left Mojang. In May 2020, Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios. </p><p>As of 2021, the company employs approximately 600 people and has additional locations in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Redmond,_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond, Washington</a>, where Microsoft is headquartered.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Central:_underfunded_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central:_underfunded-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_new_name_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_new_name-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kayleen Walters is the <a href="/wiki/Studio_head" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio head">studio head</a>. Apart from <i>Minecraft</i>, Mojang Studios has developed <i><a href="/wiki/Caller%27s_Bane" title="Caller's Bane">Caller's Bane</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_and_Council" title="Crown and Council">Crown and Council</a></i>, and further games in the <a href="/wiki/Minecraft_(franchise)" title="Minecraft (franchise)"><i>Minecraft</i> franchise</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Dungeons" title="Minecraft Dungeons">Minecraft Dungeons</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Legends" title="Minecraft Legends">Minecraft Legends</a></i>, and the cancelled <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Earth" title="Minecraft Earth">Minecraft Earth</a></i>. It also released smaller games as part of <a href="/wiki/Game_jam" title="Game jam">game jams</a> organised by <a href="/wiki/Humble_Bundle" title="Humble Bundle">Humble Bundle</a> and published the externally developed <i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_(video_game)" title="Cobalt (video game)">Cobalt</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_WASD" title="Cobalt WASD">Cobalt WASD</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background_and_formation_(2009–2010)"><span id="Background_and_formation_.282009.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Background and formation (2009–2010)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GDC_2016_awards_16-20_42_56-01-7D2_0739_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/GDC_2016_awards_16-20_42_56-01-7D2_0739_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-GDC_2016_awards_16-20_42_56-01-7D2_0739_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/GDC_2016_awards_16-20_42_56-01-7D2_0739_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Markus_Persson" title="Markus Persson">Markus Persson</a> founded Mojang Studios in 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>Mojang Studios was founded by <a href="/wiki/Markus_Persson" title="Markus Persson">Markus Persson</a>, a Swedish independent <a href="/wiki/Video_game_designer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game designer">video game designer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Video_game_programmer" title="Video game programmer">programmer</a>, in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bard%27s_Tale_(1985_video_game)" title="The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)">The Bard's Tale</a></i> and several <a href="/wiki/Video_game_piracy" title="Video game piracy">pirated</a> games on his father's <a href="/wiki/Commodore_128" title="Commodore 128">Commodore 128</a> home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister. Because he was a "loner" in school, he spent most of his spare time with games and programming at home.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his graduation and a few years of working as a <a href="/wiki/Web_developer" title="Web developer">web developer</a>, Persson created <i><a href="/wiki/Wurm_Online" title="Wurm Online">Wurm Online</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">massively multiplayer online role-playing game</a>, with his colleague Rolf Jansson in 2003. They used the name "Mojang Specifications" during the development and, as the game started turning a profit, <a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(business)" title="Incorporation (business)">incorporated</a> the company <a href="/wiki/Mojang_Specifications_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Mojang Specifications AB">Mojang Specifications AB</a> (an <a href="/wiki/Aktiebolag" title="Aktiebolag">aktiebolag</a>) in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Xsolla:_Code_Club_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Xsolla:_Code_Club-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name is derived from <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moj%C3%A4ng" class="extiw" title="wikt:mojäng">mojäng</a></i></span> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Swedish pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="sv-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish" title="Help:IPA/Swedish">[mʊˈjɛŋː]</a></span>; <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">gadget</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Pronounce_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Pronounce-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters:_Private_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters:_Private-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Persson left the project in the same year and wished to reuse the name, so Jansson renamed the company Onetoofree AB and later Code Club AB.<sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_Wurm_Online_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_Wurm_Online-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Xsolla:_Code_Club_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Xsolla:_Code_Club-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Persson had joined <a href="/wiki/King_(company)" title="King (company)">Midas</a>, later known as King.com, where he developed 25–30 games. He departed the company when he was barred from creating games in his free time.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2009, Persson began working on a <a href="/wiki/Video_game_clone" title="Video game clone">clone</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Infiniminer" class="mw-redirect" title="Infiniminer">Infiniminer</a></i>, a game developed by <a href="/wiki/Zachtronics" title="Zachtronics">Zachtronics</a> and released earlier that year. Persson reused assets and parts of the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game engine">engine</a> code from an earlier personal project and released the first <a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">alpha version</a> of the game, now titled <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i>, on 17 May 2009, followed by the first commercial version on 13 June.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_First_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_First-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reused the name "Mojang Specifications" for this release, registering a <a href="/wiki/Sole_proprietorship" title="Sole proprietorship">sole proprietorship</a> with this name on 18 June.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bolagsverket:_Mojang_Specifications_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolagsverket:_Mojang_Specifications-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In less than a month, <i>Minecraft</i> had generated enough revenue for Persson to take time off his day job, which he was able to quit entirely by May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As all sales were processed through the game's website, he did not have to split income with third parties.<sup id="cite_ref-Time:_Profit_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time:_Profit-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The payment services provider <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> temporarily disabled his account when it suspected fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2010, Persson travelled to <a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue, Washington</a>, to the offices of video game company <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>, where he took part in a programming exercise and met with <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Newell" title="Gabe Newell">Gabe Newell</a>, before being offered a job at the company.<sup id="cite_ref-Engadget:_Valve_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engadget:_Valve-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He turned down the offer and instead contacted Jakob Porsér, a former colleague from King.com, to ask for aid in establishing a business out of Mojang Specifications.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_History_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_History-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Porsér quickly quit his job, and the pair incorporated Mojang AB on 17 September.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bolagsverket:_Mojang_AB_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolagsverket:_Mojang_AB-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Persson continued working on <i>Minecraft</i>, Porsér would develop <i><a href="/wiki/Scrolls_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrolls (video game)">Scrolls</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Digital_collectable_card_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital collectable card game">digital collectable card game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bit-Tech:_Scrolls_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bit-Tech:_Scrolls-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wishing to focus on game development, they hired Carl Manneh, the manager of <a href="/wiki/JAlbum" title="JAlbum">jAlbum</a>, Persson's previous employer, as chief executive officer. Other significant early hires included Daniel Kaplan as <a href="/wiki/Business_developer" class="mw-redirect" title="Business developer">business developer</a>, Markus Toivonen as <a href="/wiki/Video_game_artist" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game artist">art director</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jens_Bergensten" title="Jens Bergensten">Jens Bergensten</a> as lead programmer.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continued_growth_(2011–2013)"><span id="Continued_growth_.282011.E2.80.932013.29"></span>Continued growth (2011–2013)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maria_Skolgata_83.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maria_Skolgata_83.png/220px-Maria_Skolgata_83.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maria_Skolgata_83.png/330px-Maria_Skolgata_83.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Maria_Skolgata_83.png/440px-Maria_Skolgata_83.png 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Mojang's offices were formerly located on Maria Skolgata 83, Stockholm.</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2011, <i>Minecraft</i> reached one million registered accounts and ten million six months thereafter. The continued success led Mojang to start the development of a new version for mobile devices. Due to the incompatibility of the game's <a href="/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java</a>-based framework with mobile devices, this version was programmed in <a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a> instead. Another version, initially developed for <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, was outsourced to Scotland-based developer <a href="/wiki/4J_Studios" title="4J Studios">4J Studios</a>, which also used C++.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Scrolls</i> was announced by Mojang in March 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Bit-Tech:_Scrolls_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bit-Tech:_Scrolls-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The studio's attempt to trademark the game's name resulted in a dispute with <a href="/wiki/ZeniMax_Media" title="ZeniMax Media">ZeniMax Media</a>, which cited similarities between the game's name and that of the ZeniMax-owned <i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls" title="The Elder Scrolls">The Elder Scrolls</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Lawsuit_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Lawsuit-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kaplan stated in May 2011 that, due to many such requests in the past, Mojang was planning to publish or co-publish games from other <a href="/wiki/Indie_game" title="Indie game">indie game</a> studios.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_co-publish_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_co-publish-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first, <i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_(video_game)" title="Cobalt (video game)">Cobalt</a></i> from Oxeye Game Studio, was announced in August.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Cobalt_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Cobalt-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An early version of the game was made available in December 2011, with the full game released in February 2016 for Xbox 360, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Cobalt_alpha_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Cobalt_alpha-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Cobalt_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Cobalt-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A multiplayer-focused spin-off, <i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_WASD" title="Cobalt WASD">Cobalt WASD</a></i>, was also developed by Oxeye Game Studio and released by Mojang for Windows in November 2017 after some time in <a href="/wiki/Early_access" title="Early access">early access</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Cobalt_WASD_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Cobalt_WASD-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Cobalt_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Cobalt-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the full release of <i>Minecraft</i>, Mojang held <a href="/wiki/Minecon" class="mw-redirect" title="Minecon">Minecon</a>, a dedicated convention event, in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> on 18–19 November 2011, with <i>Minecraft</i> formally being released during a presentation on the first day.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_Minecon_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_Minecon-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter, Minecon was turned into an annual event.<sup id="cite_ref-Engadget:_Minecon_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engadget:_Minecon-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s full release, Persson transferred his role as lead designer for the game to Bergensten in December 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around this time, Manneh had discussion with a plethora of <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a> firms, including <a href="/wiki/Sequoia_Capital" title="Sequoia Capital">Sequoia Capital</a> and <a href="/wiki/Accel_Partners" class="mw-redirect" title="Accel Partners">Accel Partners</a>, but turned all of them down as the company did not require any funds.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Billionaire_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Billionaire-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Parker" title="Sean Parker">Sean Parker</a>, the co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Napster" title="Napster">Napster</a> and former president of <a href="/wiki/Facebook,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook, Inc.">Facebook, Inc.</a>, offered to privately invest in Mojang in 2011 but was turned down as well.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_UK:_Origins_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_UK:_Origins-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Game_Informer:_Parker_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game_Informer:_Parker-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the studio ruled out being sold or becoming a public company to maintain its independence, which was said to have heavily contributed to <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s success.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters:_Private_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters:_Private-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_History_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_History-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By March 2012, <i>Minecraft</i> had sold five million copies, amounting to <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$80 million</span> in revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-Game_Informer:_Parker_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game_Informer:_Parker-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November, Mojang had 25 employees, and total revenues of <span style="white-space: nowrap">$237.7 million</span> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_History_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_History-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Revenue_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Revenue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, it released an education-focused version of <i>Minecraft</i> for <a href="/wiki/Raspberry_Pi" title="Raspberry Pi">Raspberry Pi</a> devices, and—after the exclusivity clause penned with <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> over the availability of the game's console edition on Microsoft's platforms had expired—announced editions of the game for <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita" title="PlayStation Vita">PlayStation Vita</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2013, Jonas Mårtensson, formerly of gambling company Betsson, was hired as Mojang's vice-president.<sup id="cite_ref-PCGamesN:_vice_president_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGamesN:_vice_president-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, Mojang recorded revenues of <span style="white-space: nowrap">$330 million</span>, of which <span style="white-space: nowrap">$129 million</span> were profit.<sup id="cite_ref-Time:_Profit_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time:_Profit-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Microsoft_subsidiary_(2014–present)"><span id="Microsoft_subsidiary_.282014.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Microsoft subsidiary (2014–present)</h3></div> <p>Persson, exhausted from the pressure of being the owner of <i>Minecraft</i>, published a <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweet</a> in June 2014, asking whether anyone would be willing to buy his share in Mojang. Several parties expressed interest in this offer, including <a href="/wiki/Activision_Blizzard" title="Activision Blizzard">Activision Blizzard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a>, and Microsoft.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Spencer_(business_executive)" title="Phil Spencer (business executive)">Phil Spencer</a>, the head of Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a> division, urged Microsoft's newly appointed chief executive <a href="/wiki/Satya_Nadella" title="Satya Nadella">Satya Nadella</a> to purchase Mojang to set out "a pretty bold vision" for Microsoft's gaming business.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes:_Console_Wars_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes:_Console_Wars-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the company had <span style="white-space: nowrap">$2.5 billion</span> in <a href="/wiki/Offshore_bank_account" class="mw-redirect" title="Offshore bank account">offshore bank accounts</a> that it could not bring back to the United States without paying <a href="/wiki/Repatriation_tax_avoidance" title="Repatriation tax avoidance">repatriation taxes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Billionaire_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Billionaire-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nadella separately stated the possible use of <i>Minecraft</i> with the <a href="/wiki/HoloLens" class="mw-redirect" title="HoloLens">HoloLens</a>, Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/Mixed_reality" title="Mixed reality">mixed reality</a> device, to have been a major factor in pursuing the acquisition.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes:_Microsoft_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes:_Microsoft-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company first approached Mojang regarding a potential acquisition in June 2014, making its first offer shortly thereafter. Mojang subsequently hired advisers from <a href="/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase" title="JPMorgan Chase">JPMorgan Chase</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes:_Pay_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes:_Pay-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes:_Expected_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes:_Expected-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Microsoft's agreement to purchase Mojang for <span style="white-space: nowrap">$2.5 billion</span> was announced on 15 September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_Today:_Microsoft_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA_Today:_Microsoft-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Persson, Porsér and Manneh were the only shareholders at this time, of whom Persson owned 71% of shares.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Billionaire_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Billionaire-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wired:_Acquisition_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired:_Acquisition-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The acquisition was finalised on 6 November and Mojang became part of the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Studios">Microsoft Studios</a> branch.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired:_Acquisition_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired:_Acquisition-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Microsoft_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Microsoft-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the transaction, Persson received <span style="white-space: nowrap">$1.8 billion</span>, while Porsér and Manneh got <span style="white-space: nowrap">$300 million</span> and <span style="white-space: nowrap">$100 million</span>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Billionaire_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Billionaire-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes:_Pay_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes:_Pay-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All three subsequently left Mojang and Mårtensson succeeded Manneh.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRadar:_History_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRadar:_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Di_Digital:_billionaires_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Di_Digital:_billionaires-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Bergensten, the change in ownership went against the studio's independence-focused culture. Many employees were wary about the uncertainties they could face after the acquisition, and some staffers cried at the offices.<sup id="cite_ref-Sveriges_Radio:_Bergensten_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sveriges_Radio:_Bergensten-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Göteborgs-Posten:_Bergensten_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Göteborgs-Posten:_Bergensten-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Everyone who remained with the company for six months thereafter was awarded a bonus of roughly <span style="white-space: nowrap">$300,000</span> (after taxes), deducted from Persson's share.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Billionaire_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Billionaire-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GameSpot:_Bonus_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameSpot:_Bonus-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the oversight of Microsoft's Matt Booty, Mojang's integration was minimal, leaving its operations independent but backed by Microsoft's financial and technical capabilities. This approach shaped how Microsoft would acquire other gaming companies.<sup id="cite_ref-GIbiz:_how_to_buy_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIbiz:_how_to_buy-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Scrolls</i> was released out-of-beta in December 2014 and development of further content ceased in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Scrolls_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Scrolls-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Variety:_Scrolls_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety:_Scrolls-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in December 2014, Mojang and <a href="/wiki/Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a> jointly announced a partnership in which the latter would develop <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft:_Story_Mode" title="Minecraft: Story Mode">Minecraft: Story Mode</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Episodic_video_game" title="Episodic video game">episodic</a>, narrative-driven game set in the <i>Minecraft</i> universe.<sup id="cite_ref-USgamer:_Story_Mode_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USgamer:_Story_Mode-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2016, Mojang released <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_and_Council" title="Crown and Council">Crown and Council</a></i>, a game entirely developed by artist Henrik Pettersson (who had been hired in August 2011), for free for Windows.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_Henrik_Pettersson_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_Henrik_Pettersson-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Release_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Release-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An update in January 2017 introduced <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a> and <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a> versions.<sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Update_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Update-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mojang discontinued the online services for <i>Scrolls</i> in February 2018 and re-released the game under a <a href="/wiki/Free-to-play" title="Free-to-play">free-to-play</a> model and with the name <i>Caller's Bane</i> in June.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety:_Scrolls_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety:_Scrolls-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PCGamesN:_Caller's_Bane_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGamesN:_Caller's_Bane-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aiming to expand the <i>Minecraft</i> franchise with further games, Mojang developed two <a href="/wiki/Spin-off_(media)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin-off (media)">spin-offs</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Dungeons" title="Minecraft Dungeons">Minecraft Dungeons</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Dungeon_crawler" class="mw-redirect" title="Dungeon crawler">dungeon crawler</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Earth" title="Minecraft Earth">Minecraft Earth</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Augmented_reality" title="Augmented reality">augmented reality</a> game in the vein of <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go" title="Pokémon Go">Pokémon Go</a></i>. They were announced in September 2018 and May 2019, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-GIbiz:_indie_roots_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIbiz:_indie_roots-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Engadget:_Dungeons_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engadget:_Dungeons-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Minecraft Classic</i>, the original <a href="/wiki/Web_browser" title="Web browser">browser</a>-based version of <i>Minecraft</i>, was re-released for free on its ten-year anniversary in May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-PCGamesN:_Classic_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGamesN:_Classic-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By this time, <i>Minecraft</i> had sold 147 million copies, making it the <a href="/wiki/Best-selling_video_game_of_all_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-selling video game of all time">best-selling video game of all time</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GIbiz:_176_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIbiz:_176-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Persson was explicitly excluded from the anniversary's festivities due to several controversial statements of his involving <a href="/wiki/Transphobia" title="Transphobia">transphobia</a> and other issues; an update for <i>Minecraft</i> released the March before also removed several references to Persson.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety:_Excluded_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety:_Excluded-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 May 2020, <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s eleventh anniversary, Mojang announced its rebranding to Mojang Studios, aiming to reflect its multi-studio structure, and introduced a new logo.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamasutra:_Mojang_Studios_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamasutra:_Mojang_Studios-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GameSpot:_Mojang_Studios_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameSpot:_Mojang_Studios-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design was created at the agency Bold under the creative direction of Oliver Helfrich.<sup id="cite_ref-Resumé:_Logo_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resumé:_Logo-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Minecraft Dungeons</i> was released later that month for Windows, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Central:_Dungeons_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central:_Dungeons-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2022, the studio announced the action-strategy game <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Legends" title="Minecraft Legends">Minecraft Legends</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gematsu:_Legends_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gematsu:_Legends-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Helen Chiang, the six-year <a href="/wiki/Head_of_studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of studio">head of studio</a> for Mojang Studios, acceded to Xbox Game Studios in December 2023 and was replaced by Åsa Bredin in the same role.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Central:_Bredin_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central:_Bredin-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Bredin stepped down in February 2025 to focus on personal goals outside the company, Kayleen Walters was appointed in her place, in addition to Amy Stillion as <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_staff" title="Chief of staff">chief of staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety:_Walters_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety:_Walters-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Games_developed">Games developed</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">List of games developed by Mojang Studios</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Platform(s) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2011 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire_OS" title="Fire OS">Fire OS</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raspberry_Pi" title="Raspberry Pi">Raspberry Pi</a>, <a href="/wiki/TvOS" title="TvOS">tvOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Lifewire:_Platforms_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lifewire:_Platforms-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2014 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Caller%27s_Bane" title="Caller's Bane">Caller's Bane</a></i> </td> <td>Android, macOS, Windows </td> <td>Originally titled <i>Scrolls</i> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Scrolls_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Scrolls-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PCGamesN:_Caller's_Bane_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGamesN:_Caller's_Bane-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2016 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crown_and_Council" title="Crown and Council">Crown and Council</a></i> </td> <td>Linux, macOS, Windows </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Release_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Release-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Update_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Crown_and_Council_Update-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2020 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Dungeons" title="Minecraft Dungeons">Minecraft Dungeons</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, Windows, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> </td> <td>Co-developed with <a href="/wiki/Double_Eleven_(company)" title="Double Eleven (company)">Double Eleven</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Windows_Central:_Dungeons_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central:_Dungeons-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2023 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft_Legends" title="Minecraft Legends">Minecraft Legends</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a>, Windows, Xbox One, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X/S" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Series X/S">Xbox Series X/S</a> </td> <td>Co-developed with <a href="/wiki/Blackbird_Interactive" title="Blackbird Interactive">Blackbird Interactive</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Gematsu:_Legends_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gematsu:_Legends-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_jam_games">Game jam games</h3></div> <p>Mojang partnered with <a href="/wiki/Humble_Bundle" title="Humble Bundle">Humble Bundle</a> in 2012 to launch Mojam, a <a href="/wiki/Game_jam" title="Game jam">game jam</a> event to raise money for charity, as part of which Mojang developed the <a href="/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up" title="Shoot 'em up">shoot 'em up</a> mini-game <i>Catacomb Snatch</i>. The including bundle was sold 81,575 times, raising <span style="white-space: nowrap">$458,248.99</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Mojam_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Mojam-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, Mojang developed three mini-games for Mojam 2.<sup id="cite_ref-Engadget:_Mojam_2_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engadget:_Mojam_2-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The studio also participated in Humble Bundle's Games Against Ebola game jam in 2014 with three further mini-games.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamasutra:_Games_Against_Ebola_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamasutra:_Games_Against_Ebola-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436" /><span class="sr-only">List of game jam games developed by Mojang Studios</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Event </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2012 </th> <td><i>Catacomb Snatch</i> </td> <td>Mojam </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-IG+:_Mojam_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG+:_Mojam-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RPS:_Catacomb_Snatch_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RPS:_Catacomb_Snatch-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3">2013 </th> <td><i>Nuclear Pizza War</i> </td> <td rowspan="3">Mojam 2 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Mojam_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Mojam-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Endless Nuclear Kittens</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Battle Frogs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3">2014 </th> <td><i>Docktor</i> </td> <td rowspan="3">Games Against Ebola </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Gamasutra:_Games_Against_Ebola_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamasutra:_Games_Against_Ebola-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Humble_Bundle:_Ebola_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humble_Bundle:_Ebola-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Healthcore Evolved</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Snake Oil Stanley</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unreleased_games">Unreleased games</h3></div> <p>In 2011, Persson and Kaplan envisioned a hybrid of <i>Minecraft</i> and <a href="/wiki/Lego" title="Lego">Lego</a> bricks and agreed with <a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Group" title="The Lego Group">the Lego Group</a> to develop the game as <i>Brickcraft</i>, codenamed <i>Rex Kwon Do</i> (in reference to the film <i><a href="/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite" title="Napoleon Dynamite">Napoleon Dynamite</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Lego_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Lego-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game has also been described as a <a href="/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">first-person shooter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Game_Informer:_FPS_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game_Informer:_FPS-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GameZone:_FPS_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameZone:_FPS-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mojang hired two new programmers to work on the game, while a prototype was created by Persson. However, Mojang cancelled the project after six months.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Lego_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Lego-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon announcing the cancellation in July 2012, Persson stated that the move was performed so that Mojang could focus on the games it wholly owned.<sup id="cite_ref-GameZone:_FPS_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameZone:_FPS-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daniel Mathiasen, a Lego Group employee at the time, later blamed the cancellation on a series of legal hurdles that the Lego Group had put in place to protect the product's family-friendly image. Kaplan lamented that the staff at Mojang had felt more like consultants on the project, rather than its designers. The Lego Group also considered acquiring Mojang at this point but later decided against doing so as they had not foreseen that <i>Minecraft</i> would become as popular as it would at one point be.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_Gamer:_Lego_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer:_Lego-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2012, Persson revealed that he would be designing a sandbox <a href="/wiki/Space_trading_and_combat_simulator" class="mw-redirect" title="Space trading and combat simulator">space trading and combat simulator</a> in the likes of <i><a href="/wiki/Elite_(video_game)" title="Elite (video game)">Elite</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_space_trading_sim_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_space_trading_sim-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Titled <i><a href="/wiki/0x10c" title="0x10c">0x10<sup>c</sup></a></i>, it was to be set in the year 281,474,976,712,644 AD in a <a href="/wiki/Parallel_universe_(fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel universe (fiction)">parallel universe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_next_game_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_next_game-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_0x10c_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_0x10c-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was shelved by August 2013, with Persson citing a lack of interest and a <a href="/wiki/Writer%27s_block" title="Writer's block">creative block</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_past,_present_and_future-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USgamer:_0x10c_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USgamer:_0x10c-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Minecraft Earth</i> was made available as an early-access game in November 2019 for <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> and <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Verge:_Earth_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Verge:_Earth-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2021, it was announced that the game would be withdrawn from sale in June that year, with all player data deleted in July. Mojang Studios cited the ongoing <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> as primary reason for the game's closure, as its effects conflicted with the game's concept.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Earth_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Earth-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Games_published">Games published</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436" /><span class="sr-only">List of games published by Mojang Studios</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Platform(s) </th> <th scope="col">Developer(s) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2016 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_(video_game)" title="Cobalt (video game)">Cobalt</a></i> </td> <td>Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One </td> <td rowspan="2">Oxeye Game Studio </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Cobalt_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Cobalt-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2017 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cobalt_WASD" title="Cobalt WASD">Cobalt WASD</a></i> </td> <td>Windows </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Cobalt_WASD_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Cobalt_WASD-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_disputes">Legal disputes</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scrolls_naming_dispute"><i>Scrolls</i> naming dispute</h3></div> <p>In August 2011, after Mojang had attempted to trademark the word "Scrolls" for their game, ZeniMax Media, the <a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">parent company</a> of <i>The Elder Scrolls</i> publisher <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>, issued a <a href="/wiki/Cease_and_desist" title="Cease and desist">cease and desist</a> letter, claiming that <i>Scrolls</i> <a href="/wiki/Trademark_infringement" title="Trademark infringement">infringed</a> on ZeniMax's "The Elder Scrolls" trademark, that Mojang could not use the name, and that ZeniMax would sue the studio over the word's usage.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Lawsuit_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Lawsuit-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Technica:_Elder_Scrolls_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Technica:_Elder_Scrolls-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Persson offered to give up the trademark and give <i>Scrolls</i> a subtitle. However, as Mojang ignored the cease and desist letter, ZeniMax filed the lawsuit in September.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Lawsuit_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Lawsuit-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Bethesda_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Bethesda-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gamasutra:_Bethesda_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamasutra:_Bethesda-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bethesda's Pete Hines stated that Bethesda was not responsible for the lawsuit, rather the issue was centred around "lawyers who understand it".<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Bethesda_Part_2_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Bethesda_Part_2-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_Bethesda_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_Bethesda-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mojang won an <a href="/wiki/Interim_injunction" class="mw-redirect" title="Interim injunction">interim injunction</a> in October, the ruling being that <i>Scrolls</i> and <i>The Elder Scrolls</i> were too easy to differentiate, though ZeniMax could still appeal the ruling.<sup id="cite_ref-Shacknews:_interim_injunction_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews:_interim_injunction-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_legal_victory_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_legal_victory-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2012, Mojang and ZeniMax settled, with all "Scrolls" trademarks and trademark applications being transferred to ZeniMax, who would in turn licence the name to Mojang for use with <i>Scrolls</i> and add-on content, but not for sequels or any other games with similar names.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_Bethesda_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_Bethesda-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Technica:_Scrolls_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Technica:_Scrolls-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniloc_USA,_Inc._et_al_v._Mojang_AB"><span id="Uniloc_USA.2C_Inc._et_al_v._Mojang_AB"></span><i>Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB</i></h3></div> <p>On 20 July 2012, <a href="/wiki/Uniloc" title="Uniloc">Uniloc</a>, a company specialising in <a href="/wiki/Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">digital rights management</a> technologies, filed a lawsuit against Mojang, stating that the licence verification system in <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Android version <a href="/wiki/Patent_infringement" title="Patent infringement">infringed</a> on one of Uniloc's patents.<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Technica:_litigator_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Technica:_litigator-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gamasutra:_Uniloc_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamasutra:_Uniloc-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The case was <i>Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB</i> and was filed with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Patent_Arcade:_Uniloc_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patent_Arcade:_Uniloc-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to <a href="/wiki/Hate_mail" title="Hate mail">hate mail</a>, Uniloc founder <a href="/wiki/Ric_Richardson" title="Ric Richardson">Ric Richardson</a> denied his involvement, claiming to have only filed the patent.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_Uniloc_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_Uniloc-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The patent was invalidated in March 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_Technica:_Patent_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars_Technica:_Patent-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Putt-Putt_cease_and_desist">Putt-Putt cease and desist</h3></div> <p>In July 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Minigolf" class="mw-redirect" title="Minigolf">minigolf</a> chain <a href="/wiki/Putt-Putt_Fun_Center" title="Putt-Putt Fun Center">Putt-Putt</a> issued a cease and desist letter against Mojang and <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattrick" title="Don Mattrick">Don Mattrick</a> (who was previously affiliated with <i>Minecraft</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Xbox 360 version but had since joined <a href="/wiki/Zynga" title="Zynga">Zynga</a>), alleging that they infringed on its "Putt-Putt" trademark. Attached to the letter, which Persson shared on Twitter, was a <a href="/wiki/Google_Search" title="Google Search">Google Search</a> screenshot showing videos of user-created maps using the name. Alex Chapman, Mojang's lawyer, stated "I think there is clearly a misunderstanding here as to what <i>Minecraft</i> actually is. It's a game that, among other things, allows people to build things. Mojang doesn't control what users build and Mojang doesn't control the content of the videos users make. Suing Mojang for what people do using <i>Minecraft</i> is like suing Microsoft for what people do using <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Word" title="Microsoft Word">Word</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer:_Putt-Putt_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer:_Putt-Putt-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VG247:_Putt-Putt_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247:_Putt-Putt-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Minecraft:_EULA-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Minecraft:_EULA_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/eula">"Minecraft End(er)-User License Agreement ("EULA")"</a>. 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title="Professional Developers Conference">PDC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Hardware_Engineering_Conference" title="Windows Hardware Engineering Conference">WinHEC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/.NET_Foundation" title=".NET Foundation">.NET Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Digital_Crimes_Unit" title="Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit">Digital Crimes Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_engineering_groups" title="Microsoft engineering groups">Engineering groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Mobile" title="Microsoft Mobile">Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skype_Technologies" title="Skype Technologies">Skype unit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Gaming" title="Microsoft Gaming">Gaming</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Activision_Blizzard" 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href="/wiki/Microsoft_India" title="Microsoft India">Microsoft India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Japan" title="Microsoft Japan">Microsoft Japan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Campaigns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_do_you_want_to_go_today%3F" title="Where do you want to go today?">Where do you want to go today?</a>" (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Champagne_(advertisement)" title="Champagne (advertisement)">Champagne</a>" (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mojave_Experiment" title="Mojave Experiment">Mojave Experiment</a>" (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_PC" title="I'm a PC">I'm a PC</a>" (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scroogled" title="Scroogled">Scroogled</a>" (2012)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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