4J Studios
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4J Studios is a video game developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...

 based in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Scotland
Scotland
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. The company has worked with a wide range of publishers including ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American media company that develops and publishes computer and video games through its subsidiaries. ZeniMax is known as the owner of id Software , Bethesda Softworks , Arkane Studios , Tango Gameworks and...

, Mojang AB, and Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...

. The Staff include many former key personnel from defunct studio VIS Entertainment
VIS Entertainment
VIS Entertainment was a video game developer based out of Scotland. It was founded in 1996 by Chris van der Kuyl and Peter Baillie. The company worked closely with BAM! Entertainment.-Games developed:-External links:* from MobyGames* from GameSpot...

.

Games

4J Studios has developed the following original games:
  • Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships (PS2, Xbox) (2005)
  • Star Trek: Encounters
    Star Trek: Encounters
    Star Trek: Encounters is a video game set in the Star Trek fictional universe., which was released on October 4, 2006, for the Sony PlayStation 2 console...

    (PS2) (2006)
  • Star Trek: Conquest
    Star Trek: Conquest
    Star Trek: Conquest is a video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game features both turn-based strategy and real time strategy gameplay...

    (Wii, PS2) (2007)
  • AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
    AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
    AMF Bowling Pinbusters is a bowling sports-based video game. It was released on Wii on November 20, 2007 and was released in America on the Nintendo DS on July 7, 2008.-Wii Version:...

    (NDS) (2008)
  • Ducati Moto
    Ducati Moto
    Ducati Moto is a motorbike racing game developed by 4J Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released in the US on July 1, 2008 for the Nintendo DS. The game has 15 tracks across five locations: Hong Kong, Zion, Loch Lomond, Marrakesh and Amalfi. There are also eleven upgradeable...

    (NDS) (2008)
  • Wuggle (iPhone) (2009)


It has also ported/remade the following games to other consoles:
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games...

    (PS3) (2007)
  • Overlord: Raising Hell
    Overlord: Raising Hell
    Overlord: Raising Hell is the official expansion to the 2007 action/adventure video game Overlord, which was released available for download over Xbox Live for the 360 version and online for the PC version on February 15, 2008 alongside additional multiplayer add-ons...

    (PS3) (2008)
  • Banjo-Kazooie
    Banjo-Kazooie
    Banjo-Kazooie is a platform and action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998...

    (XBLA) (2008)
  • Banjo-Tooie
    Banjo-Tooie
    Banjo-Tooie is a platform and action-adventure hybrid video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 as a part of the Banjo-Kazooie series. The game is the successor to Banjo-Kazooie and was one of the most anticipated sequels for the Nintendo 64.The game's story...

    (XBLA) (2009)
  • Perfect Dark
    Perfect Dark (Xbox Live Arcade)
    Perfect Dark is a remake of the critically acclaimed Nintendo 64 video game of the same name. Originally developed by Rare, it was ported by 4J Studios, published by Microsoft Game Studios, and was exclusively released as an Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360 on March 17, 2010...

    (XBLA) (2010)
  • Minecraft
    Minecraft
    Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...

    (XBLA) (2011) (in development)
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