Mojang AB
Encyclopedia
Mojang AB is a Swedish
independent
video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by Markus Persson
. Its head office is in Stockholm
.
of Bethesda Softworks
filed a lawsuit against Mojang on September 27, 2011, claiming that Mojang's planned title, Scrolls, infringes upon the Bethesda intellectual property The Elder Scrolls
series On October 18, Markus Persson announced that Mojang had won the interim injunction, but that Bethesda may still file an appeal.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
independent
Indie game
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by Markus Persson
Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson is a Swedish indie game developer and founder of Mojang AB. He is best known for creating the sandbox building game Minecraft.- Biography :...
. Its head office is in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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Games
| Title | Release date | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
2011-11-18 | Java (currently available), iOS (currently available), Android (currently available), Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... (planned) |
| Scrolls Scrolls (video game) Scrolls is an upcoming video game from Mojang. It will feature card collecting and board game elements. The game will be purchasable in the normal way, and will require no further payment for online play but will feature optional purchasable items.... |
In development | Unknown |
Employees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carl Manneh | Managing Director |
| Daniel "Kappische" Kaplan | Business Developer |
| Markus "Notch" Persson Markus Persson Markus Alexej Persson is a Swedish indie game developer and founder of Mojang AB. He is best known for creating the sandbox building game Minecraft.- Biography :... |
Developer |
| Jakob "JahKob" Porser | Developer |
| Jens "jeb_" Bergensten | Back-End Developer |
| Markus "Junkboy" Toivonen | Art Developer |
| Tobias Mollstam | Web Developer |
| Daniel Frisk | Chief Architect |
| Lydia Winters | "Director of Fun" |
Awards
- March Developers' Showdown 2011
Bethesda Lawsuit
Zenimax, the parent companyParent company
A parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors; the second company being deemed as a subsidiary of the parent company...
of Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland...
filed a lawsuit against Mojang on September 27, 2011, claiming that Mojang's planned title, Scrolls, infringes upon the Bethesda intellectual property The Elder Scrolls
The Elder Scrolls
The Elder Scrolls is a role-playing video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.-History:...
series On October 18, Markus Persson announced that Mojang had won the interim injunction, but that Bethesda may still file an appeal.