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The studio inherited its name from another video game venture Persson had left two years prior. Following the game's initial release, Persson, in conjunction with Jakob Porsér, incorporated the business as Mojang AB in late 2010, and they hired Carl Manneh as the company's chief executive officer.
Apr 21, 2015 · Markus Persson is a Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang, the software company responsible for the international smash Minecraft.
In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later their second, and several more their third. Mojang hired several new staff members for the Minecraft team, while Persson passed the lead developer role to Jens Bergensten .
May 16, 2020 · Just consider this: a programmer who recently joined Mojang Studios learned to code using Minecraft, and is now helping us inspire a new generation of players, creators, and developers. That’s an ecosystem of play we couldn’t have imagined over a decade ago.
Mar 2, 2012 · Mojang Studios is a first-party game developer for Xbox Game Studios. It is primarily known for the creation and development of Minecraft. Located in multiple locations around the world, Mojang Studios has 713 employees.
Mojang Studios was founded by the independent video game designer Markus Persson in 2009 as Mojang Specifications for Minecraft' s development. The studio inherited its name from another video game venture Persson had left two years prior.
Mojang publicly announced on September 15, 2014, that they would be bought by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion, and they subsequently became a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios (now known as Xbox Game Studios) on November 6, 2014.
Nov 6, 2014 · Microsoft paid $2.5 billion to buy Stockholm-based Mojang. The deal was announced on September 15. Mojang became the fourth non-U.S. company Microsoft has purchased this year.
Jul 3, 2015 · Last September, he sold Mojang, the Stockholm-based games studio that runs Minecraft, to Microsoft in a deal worth $2.5bn. The deal made Persson, who reportedly owned 71 per cent of the company...
Sep 15, 2014 · After a week of rumours, Minecraft maker Mojang has today confirmed they're being bought by Microsoft. The studio has also announced that founders Markus "Notch" Persson, Carl Manneh and...
