Mojang

Swedish game studio

Mojang is a Swedish video game company best known for creating Minecraft, one of the best-selling games of all time.

Founded in 2009 by Markus "Notch" Persson, the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2014.

The name comes from a Swedish word meaning "gadget" or "doohickey": Mojang released a major update yesterday.

Minecraft

blocks

Obstructs or sections

redstone · mobs · biomes · updates · Java · sandbox · pixelated · voxel · mining · building

company

Microsoft

Redmond technology corporation

acquisition · headquarters · employees · founders · gaming · studio · developer · publisher · billion · deal

community

players

Game participants

  • fanbaseCollective devoted audience
  • forumsVenues for collective discourse
  • DiscordGaming communication platform

YouTube · streamers · modders · content creators · feedback · updates · communication · snapshots · changelogs · betas

games

Cobalt

Brand or place name

titles · projects · spinoffs · merchandise · licensing · franchise · intellectual property · trademarks · portfolio · announcements

Categories
Opposites
corporate ownership/independence

MojangActivision Blizzard

Electronic Arts · Microsoft · Ubisoft · EA · Tencent

game design philosophy

MojangRockstar Games

Video game developer

FromSoftware · Call of Duty

studio scale and origin

MojangElectronic Arts

Video game publisher

Activision · Nintendo · Capcom · industry titans

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Rated G