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Persson's most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft, which was first publicly available on 17 May 2009 [37] and fully released on 18 November 2011. Persson left his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later ...
Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the video game of the same name.Developed by Mojang Studios (formerly known as Mojang AB) and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of five video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, board games, and an upcoming theatrical film.
Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [3] [4] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.
Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer.He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, [1] [2] [3] and is the chief creative officer of Mojang Studios.
Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-born [2] American inventor, game developer, and engineer.. Baer's Jewish family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gaining an interest in electronics shortly thereafter.
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is a 2012 documentary film produced by 2 Player Productions and directed by Paul Owens. It is about the first year of Mojang, the development company founded by game designer Markus "Notch" Persson, and the development and release of Persson's game Minecraft.
4J Studios Limited is a British independent video game developer based in Dundee.It has a second office located in East Linton.Founded in April 2005 by VIS Entertainment alumni Chris van der Kuyl, Paddy Burns and Frank Arnot, the company is best known for porting Minecraft to consoles and handheld platforms.
Minicraft was developed by Minecraft creator Markus Persson in 48 hours as a part of the 22nd Ludum Dare competition, which requires game developers that enter the contest to make a game in 48 hours based on a theme that is released just before the time starts. [3]