View source for Company:Mojang Studios

{{Short description|Swedish video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Mojang Studios
| logo = Mojang Studios Logo (2020, wide).svg
| logo_caption = Logo since 2020
| image = Mojang Studios 2022.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters on Söder Mälarstrand 43, Stockholm, in 2022
| former_name = {{Unbulleted list|Mojang Specifications {{nowrap|(2009–2010)}}|Mojang AB {{nowrap|(2010–2020)}}}}
| type = [[Social:Subsidiary|Subsidiary]]
| industry = Video games
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2009}}
| founder = Markus Persson
| hq_location_city = [[Place:Stockholm|Stockholm]]
| hq_location_country = Sweden
| key_people = Åsa Bredin {{nowrap|(studio head)}}
| products = ''Minecraft'' series
| num_employees = ≈600
| num_employees_year = 2021
| parent = [[Company:Xbox Game Studios|Xbox Game Studios]] {{nowrap|(2014–present)}}
| website = 
}}

'''Mojang Studios'''{{efn|From Swedish {{lang|sv|mojäng}} ({{literal translation|gadget}}); originally pronounced {{IPA-sv|mʊˈjɛŋː}},<ref name="Kotaku: Pronounce" /><ref name="Reuters: Private" /> later {{IPAc-en|'|m|oʊ|,|dʒ|æ|ŋ}} {{Respell|MOH|jang}}<ref name="Twitter: Reinvent pronunciation" />}} is a Swedish [[Software:Video game developer|video game developer]] based in [[Place:Stockholm|Stockholm]]. The studio is best known for developing the [[Software:Sandbox game|sandbox]] and [[Software:Survival game|survival]] game ''[[Software:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'', the best-selling video game of all time.

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. 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 [[Social:Chief executive officer|chief executive officer]]. Other early hires included Daniel Kaplan and Jens Bergensten. ''Minecraft'' became highly successful, giving Mojang sustained growth. With a desire to move on from the game, Persson offered to sell his share in Mojang, and the company was acquired by [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]] in November 2014. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh subsequently left Mojang. In May 2020, Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios.

As of 2021, the company employs approximately 600 people.<ref name="Twitter: Employees" /> Åsa Bredin is the studio head. Apart from ''Minecraft'', Mojang Studios has developed ''[[Software:Caller's Bane|Caller's Bane]]'', ''[[Organization:Crown and Council|Crown and Council]]'', and further games in the ''Minecraft'' franchise: ''[[Software:Minecraft Dungeons|Minecraft Dungeons]]'', ''[[Software:Minecraft Legends|Minecraft Legends]]'', and the cancelled ''[[Software:Minecraft Earth|Minecraft Earth]]''. It also released smaller games as part of game jams organised by [[Company:Humble Bundle|Humble Bundle]] and published the externally developed ''[[Software:Cobalt (video game)|Cobalt]]'' and ''[[Software:Cobalt WASD|Cobalt WASD]]''.

== History ==

=== Background and formation (2009–2010) ===
[[File:Notch receives the Pioneer Award at GDC 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.]]
Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and [[Video game programmer|programmer]], in 2009.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /><ref name="Wired UK: Origins" /> He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing ''[[Software:The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)|The Bard's Tale]]'' and several [[Video game piracy|pirated]] games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister. Because he was a "loner" in school, he spent most of his spare time with games and programming at home.<ref name="Wired UK: Origins" /> Following his graduation and a few years of working as a [[Web developer|web developer]], Persson created ''[[Software:Wurm Online|Wurm Online]]'', a [[Finance:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|massively multiplayer online role-playing game]], with colleague Rolf Jansson in 2003. They used the name "Mojang Specifications" during the development and, as the game started turning a profit, incorporated the company Mojang Specifications AB (an [[Finance:Aktiebolag|aktiebolag]]) in 2007. Persson left the project later that year and wished to reuse the name, so Jansson renamed the company Onetoofree AB and later Code Club AB.<ref name="Wired UK: Origins" /><ref name="Shacknews: Wurm Online" /><ref name="Xsolla: Code Club" /> Meanwhile, Persson had joined [[Company:King|Midas]], later known as King.com, where he developed 25–30 games. He departed the company when he was barred from creating games in his free time.<ref name="Wired UK: Origins" />

In May 2009, Persson began working on a [[Software:Video game clone|clone]] of ''Infiniminer'', a game developed by Zachtronics and released earlier that year. Persson reused assets and parts of the engine code from an earlier personal project and released the first [[Software release life cycle|alpha version]] of the game, now titled ''[[Software:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'', on 17 May 2009, followed by the first commercial version on 13 June 2009. He reused the name "Mojang Specifications" for this release.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /><ref name="PC Gamer: First" /> In less than a month, ''Minecraft'' had generated enough revenue for Persson to take time off his day job, which he was able to quit entirely by May 2010.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /> As all sales were processed through the game's website, he did not have to split income with third parties.<ref name="Time: Profit" /> The payment services provider [[Company:PayPal|PayPal]] temporarily disabled his account when it suspected fraud.<ref name="Wired UK: Origins" />

In September 2010, Persson travelled to Bellevue, Washington, to the offices of video game company [[Company:Valve Corporation|Valve]], where he took part in a programming exercise and met with Gabe Newell, before being offered a job at the company.<ref name="Engadget: Valve" /> He turned down the offer and instead contacted Jakob Porsér, a former colleague from King.com, to ask for aid in establishing a business out of Mojang Specifications. In response, Porsér stated that he would quit his job the following day, and they subsequently incorporated Mojang AB.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /><ref name="Wired UK: Origins" /><ref name="MCV: History" /> While Persson continued working on ''Minecraft'', Porsér would develop ''Scrolls'', a digital collectable card game.<ref name="Polygon: past, present and future" /><ref name="Bit-Tech: Scrolls" /> Wishing to focus on game development, they hired Carl Manneh, the manager of jAlbum, Persson's previous employer, as chief executive officer. Other significant early hires included Daniel Kaplan as business developer, Markus Toivonen as art director, and Jens Bergensten as lead programmer.<ref name="TechRadar: History" />

=== Continued growth (2011–2013) ===
[[File:Maria Skolgata 83.png|thumb|right|upright=1|Mojang's offices were formerly located on Maria Skolgata 83, Stockholm.]]
In January 2011, ''Minecraft'' reached one&nbsp;million registered accounts and ten&nbsp;million six months thereafter. The continued success led Mojang to start the development of a new version for mobile devices. Due to the incompatibility of the game's [[Java (programming language)|Java]]-based framework with mobile devices, this version was programmed in [[C++]] instead. Another version, initially developed for [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], was outsourced to Scotland-based developer [[Company:4J Studios|4J Studios]], which also used C++.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /> ''Scrolls'' was announced by Mojang in March 2011.<ref name="Bit-Tech: Scrolls" /> The studio's attempt to trademark the game's name resulted in a dispute with [[Company:ZeniMax Media|ZeniMax Media]], which cited similarities between the game's name and that of the ZeniMax-owned ''[[Software:The Elder Scrolls|The Elder Scrolls]]'' series.<ref name="Kotaku: Lawsuit" /> Kaplan stated in May 2011 that, due to many such requests in the past, Mojang was planning to publish or co-publish games from other [[Software:Indie game|indie game]] studios.<ref name="PC Gamer: co-publish" /> Its first, ''[[Software:Cobalt (video game)|Cobalt]]'' from Oxeye Game Studio, was announced in August.<ref name="PC Gamer: Cobalt" /> An early version of the game was made available in December 2011, with the full game released in February 2016 for Xbox 360, [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], and [[Software:Windows|Windows]].<ref name="PC Gamer: Cobalt alpha" /><ref name="Polygon: Cobalt" /> A multiplayer-focused spin-off, ''[[Software:Cobalt WASD|Cobalt WASD]]'', was also developed by Oxeye Game Studio and released by Mojang for Windows in November 2017 after some time in [[Early access|early access]].<ref name="Kotaku: Cobalt WASD" /><ref name="RPS: Cobalt" />

For the full release of ''Minecraft'', Mojang held Minecon, a dedicated convention event, in Las Vegas on 18–19 November 2011, with ''Minecraft'' formally being released during a presentation on the first day.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /><ref name="Eurogamer: Minecon" /> Thereafter, Minecon was turned into an annual event.<ref name="Engadget: Minecon" /> Following ''Minecraft''{{'}}s full release, Persson transferred his role as lead designer for the game to Bergensten in December 2011.<ref name="Polygon: past, present and future" />

Around this time, Manneh had discussion with a plethora of [[Finance:Venture capital|venture capital]] firms, including Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, but turned all of them down as the company did not require any funds.<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire" /> Sean Parker, the co-founder of [[Software:Napster|Napster]] and former president of Facebook, Inc., offered to privately invest in Mojang in 2011 but was turned down as well.<ref name="Wired UK: Origins" /><ref name="Game Informer: Parker" /> At the time, the studio ruled out being sold or becoming a public company to maintain its independence, which was said to have heavily contributed to ''Minecraft''{{'}}s success.<ref name="Reuters: Private" /><ref name="MCV: History" /> By March 2012, ''Minecraft'' had sold five&nbsp;million copies, amounting to {{US$|80&nbsp;million}} in revenue.<ref name="Game Informer: Parker" /> In November, Mojang had 25 employees, and total revenues of {{US$|237.7&nbsp;million|long=no}} in 2012.<ref name="MCV: History" /><ref name="Polygon: Revenue" /> In 2013, it released an education-focused version of ''Minecraft'' for [[Engineering:Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]] devices, and—after the exclusivity clause penned with [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]] over the availability of the game's console edition on Microsoft's platforms had expired—announced editions of the game for [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], and [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]].<ref name="TechRadar: History" /> In October 2013, Jonas Mårtensson, formerly of gambling company Betsson, was hired as Mojang's vice-president.<ref name="PCGamesN: vice president" /> That year, Mojang recorded revenues of {{US$|330&nbsp;million|long=no}}, of which {{US$|129&nbsp;million|long=no}} were profit.<ref name="Time: Profit" />

=== Microsoft subsidiary (2014–present) ===
Persson, exhausted from the pressure of being the owner of ''Minecraft'', published a [[Company:Twitter|tweet]] in June 2014, asking whether anyone would be willing to buy his share in Mojang. Several parties expressed interest in this offer, including [[Company:Activision Blizzard|Activision Blizzard]], [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]], and Microsoft.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /> Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's [[Engineering:Xbox|Xbox]] division, urged Microsoft's newly appointed chief executive Satya Nadella to purchase Mojang to set out "a pretty bold vision" for Microsoft's gaming business.<ref name="NYTimes: Console Wars" /> Furthermore, the company had {{US$|2.5&nbsp;billion|long=no}} in offshore bank accounts that it could not bring back to the United States without paying [[Finance:Repatriation tax avoidance|repatriation taxes]].<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire" /> Nadella separately stated the possible use of ''Minecraft'' with the HoloLens, Microsoft's [[Mixed reality|mixed reality]] device, to have been a major factor in pursuing the acquisition.<ref name="NYTimes: Microsoft" /> The company first approached Mojang regarding a potential acquisition in June 2014, making its first offer shortly thereafter. Mojang subsequently hired advisers from [[Company:JPMorgan Chase|JPMorgan Chase]].<ref name="NYTimes: Pay" /><ref name="NYTimes: Expected" />

Microsoft's agreement to purchase Mojang for {{US$|2.5&nbsp;billion|long=no}} was announced on 15 September 2014.<ref name="USA Today: Microsoft" /> Persson, Porsér and Manneh were the only shareholders at this time, of whom Persson owned 71% of shares.<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire" /><ref name="Wired: Acquisition" /> The acquisition was finalised on 6 November and Mojang became part of the [[Company:Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Studios]] branch.<ref name="Wired: Acquisition" /><ref name="Polygon: Microsoft" /> As part of the transaction, Persson received {{US$|1.8&nbsp;billion|long=no}}, while Porsér and Manneh got {{US$|300&nbsp;million|long=no}} and {{US$|100&nbsp;million|long=no}}, respectively.<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire" /><ref name="NYTimes: Pay" /> All three subsequently left Mojang and Mårtensson succeeded Manneh.<ref name="TechRadar: History" /><ref name="Di Digital: billionaires" /> Every employee who remained with the company for six months thereafter was awarded a bonus of roughly {{US$|300,000|long=no}} (after taxes), deducted from Persson's share.<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire" /><ref name="GameSpot: Bonus" /> Under the oversight of Microsoft's Matt Booty, Mojang's integration was minimal, leaving its operations independent but backed by Microsoft's financial and technical capabilities. The approach shaped how Microsoft would acquire other gaming companies.<ref name="GIbiz: how to buy" />

''Scrolls'' was released out-of-beta in December 2014 and development of further content ceased in 2015.<ref name="Polygon: Scrolls" /><ref name="Variety: Scrolls" /> Also in December 2014, Mojang and [[Company:Telltale Games|Telltale Games]] jointly announced a partnership in which the latter would develop ''[[Software:Minecraft: Story Mode|Minecraft]]'', an episodic, narrative-driven game set in the ''Minecraft'' universe.<ref name="USgamer: Story Mode" /> In April 2016, Mojang released ''[[Organization:Crown and Council|Crown and Council]]'', a game entirely developed by artist Henrik Pettersson (who had been hired in August 2011), for free for Windows.<ref name="MCV: Henrik Pettersson" /><ref name="RPS: Crown and Council Release" /> An update in January 2017 introduced [[Software:Linux|Linux]] and [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] versions.<ref name="RPS: Crown and Council Update" /> Mojang discontinued the online services for ''Scrolls'' in February 2018 and re-released the game under a [[Finance:Free-to-play|free-to-play]] model and with the name ''Caller's Bane'' in June.<ref name="Variety: Scrolls" /><ref name="PCGamesN: Caller's Bane" /> Aiming to expand the ''Minecraft'' franchise with further games, Mojang developed two [[Engineering:Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]]: ''[[Software:Minecraft Dungeons|Minecraft Dungeons]]'', a dungeon crawler, and ''[[Software:Minecraft Earth|Minecraft Earth]]'', an [[Augmented reality|augmented reality]] game in the vein of ''[[Software:Pokémon Go|Pokémon Go]]''. They were announced in September 2018 and May 2019, respectively.<ref name="GIbiz: indie roots" /><ref name="Engadget: Dungeons" />

''Minecraft Classic'', the original browser-based version of ''Minecraft'', was re-released for free on its ten-year anniversary in May 2019.<ref name="PCGamesN: Classic" /> By this time, ''Minecraft'' had sold 147&nbsp;million copies, making it the best-selling video game of all time.<ref name="GIbiz: 176" /> Persson was explicitly excluded from the anniversary's festivities due to several controversial statements of his involving transphobia and other issues; an update for ''Minecraft'' released the March before also removed several references to Persson.<ref name="Variety: Excluded" /> On 17 May 2020, ''Minecraft''{{'}}s eleventh anniversary, Mojang announced its rebranding to Mojang Studios, aiming to reflect its multi-studio structure, and introduced a new logo.<ref name="Gamasutra: Mojang Studios" /><ref name="GameSpot: Mojang Studios" /> The design was created at the agency Bold under the creative direction of Oliver Helfrich.<ref name="Resumé: Logo" /> ''Minecraft Dungeons'' was released later that month for Windows, [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]], PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<ref name="Windows Central: Dungeons" /> In June 2022, the studio announced the action-strategy game ''[[Software:Minecraft Legends|Minecraft Legends]]''.<ref name="Gematsu: Legends" /> Helen Chiang, the six-year head of studio for Mojang Studios, acceded to Xbox Game Studios in December 2023 and was replaced by Åsa Bredin in the same role.<ref name="Windows Central: Bredin" />

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| ''[[Software:Minecraft|Minecraft]]''
| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Software:Fire OS|Fire OS]], [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]], [[Software:MacOS|macOS]], [[Engineering:Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]], [[Software:TvOS|tvOS]], [[Software:Windows|Windows]], [[Software:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''[[Software:Caller's Bane|Caller's Bane]]''
| Android, macOS, Windows
| Originally titled ''Scrolls''
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[Organization:Crown and Council|Crown and Council]]''
| Linux, macOS, Windows
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Software:Minecraft Dungeons|Minecraft Dungeons]]''
| [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], Windows, [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]]
| Co-developed with [[Company:Double Eleven|Double Eleven]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2023
| ''[[Software:Minecraft Legends|Minecraft Legends]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, [[Engineering:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5]], Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
| Co-developed with [[Company:Blackbird Interactive|Blackbird Interactive]]
|}

=== Game jam games ===
Mojang partnered with [[Company:Humble Bundle|Humble Bundle]] in 2012 to launch Mojam, a game jam event to raise money for charity, as part of which Mojang developed the [[Software:Shoot 'em up|shoot 'em up]] mini-game ''Catacomb Snatch''. 81,575 bundles including the game were sold, raising {{US$|458,248.99|long=no}}.<ref name="Kotaku: Mojam" /> The following year, Mojang developed three mini-games for Mojam 2.<ref name="Engadget: Mojam 2" /> The studio also participated in Humble Bundle's Games Against Ebola game jam in 2014 with three further mini-games.<ref name="Gamasutra: Games Against Ebola" />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| ''Catacomb Snatch''
| Mojam
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''Nuclear Pizza War''
| rowspan="3" | Mojam 2
|-
| ''Endless Nuclear Kittens''
|-
| ''Battle Frogs''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''Docktor''
| rowspan="3" | Games Against Ebola
|-
| ''Healthcore Evolved''
|-
| ''Snake Oil Stanley''
|}

=== Unreleased games ===
In 2011, Persson and Kaplan envisioned a hybrid of ''Minecraft'' and Lego bricks and agreed with the Lego Group to develop the game as ''Brickcraft'', codenamed ''Rex Kwon Do'' (in reference to the film ''Napoleon Dynamite'').<ref name="PC Gamer: Lego" /> The game has also been described as a [[Software:First-person shooter|first-person shooter]].<ref name="Game Informer: FPS" /><ref name="GameZone: FPS" /> Mojang hired two new programmers to work on the game, while a prototype was created by Persson. However, Mojang cancelled the project after six months.<ref name="PC Gamer: Lego" /> Upon announcing the cancellation in July 2012, Persson stated that the move was performed so that Mojang could focus on the games it wholly owned.<ref name="GameZone: FPS" /> Daniel Mathiasen, a Lego Group employee at the time, later blamed the cancellation on a series of legal hurdles that the Lego Group had put in place to protect the product's family-friendly image. Kaplan lamented that the staff at Mojang had felt more like consultants on the project, rather than its designers. The Lego Group also considered acquiring Mojang at this point but later decided against doing so as they had not foreseen that ''Minecraft'' would become as popular as it would at one point be.<ref name="PC Gamer: Lego" />

In March 2012, Persson revealed that he would be designing a sandbox space trading and combat simulator in the likes of ''[[Software:Elite (video game)|Elite]]''.<ref name="Shacknews: space trading sim" /> Titled ''[[Software:0x10c|0x10<sup>c</sup>]]'', it was to be set in the year 281,474,976,712,644 AD in a parallel universe.<ref name="Shacknews: next game" /><ref name="Shacknews: 0x10c" /> The project was shelved by August 2013, with Persson citing a lack of interest and a creative block.<ref name="Polygon: past, present and future" /><ref name="USgamer: 0x10c" /> ''Minecraft Earth'' was made available as an early-access game in November 2019 for [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[Software:IOS|iOS]].<ref name="The Verge: Earth" /> In January 2021, it was announced that the game would be withdrawn from sale in June that year, with all player data deleted in July. Mojang Studios cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as primary reason for the game's closure, as its effects conflicted with the game's concept.<ref name="Kotaku: Earth" />

== Games published ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Developer(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[Software:Cobalt (video game)|Cobalt]]''
| Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
| rowspan="2" | Oxeye Game Studio
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[Software:Cobalt WASD|Cobalt WASD]]''
| Windows
|}

== Legal disputes ==

=== ''Scrolls'' naming dispute ===
In August 2011, after Mojang had attempted to trademark the word "Scrolls" for their game, ZeniMax Media, the [[Finance:Parent company|parent company]] of ''The Elder Scrolls'' publisher [[Company:Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda Softworks]], issued a [[Social:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] letter, claiming that ''Scrolls'' infringed on ZeniMax's "The Elder Scrolls" trademark, that Mojang could not use the name, and that ZeniMax would sue the studio over the word's usage.<ref name="Kotaku: Lawsuit" /><ref name="Ars Technica: Elder Scrolls" /> Persson offered to give up the trademark and give ''Scrolls'' a subtitle. However, as Mojang ignored the cease and desist letter, ZeniMax filed the lawsuit in September.<ref name="Kotaku: Lawsuit" /><ref name="Kotaku: Bethesda" /><ref name="Gamasutra: Bethesda" /> Bethesda's Pete Hines stated that Bethesda was not responsible for the lawsuit, rather the issue was centred around "lawyers who understand it".<ref name="Kotaku: Bethesda Part 2" /><ref name="Shacknews: Bethesda" /> Mojang won an interim injunction in October, the ruling being that ''Scrolls'' and ''The Elder Scrolls'' were too easy to differentiate, though ZeniMax could still appeal the ruling.<ref name="Shacknews: interim injunction" /><ref name="Eurogamer: legal victory" /> In March 2012, Mojang and ZeniMax settled, with all "Scrolls" trademarks and trademark applications being transferred to ZeniMax, who would in turn licence the name to Mojang for use with ''Scrolls'' and add-on content, but not for sequels or any other games with similar names.<ref name="Eurogamer: Bethesda" /><ref name="Ars Technica: Scrolls" />

=== ''Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB'' ===
On 20 July 2012, [[Social:Uniloc|Uniloc]], a company specialising in [[Engineering:Digital rights management|digital rights management]] technologies, filed a lawsuit against Mojang, stating that the licence verification system in ''Minecraft''{{'}}s Android version [[Social:Patent infringement|infringed]] on one of Uniloc's patents.<ref name="Ars Technica: litigator" /><ref name="Gamasutra: Uniloc" /> The case was ''Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB'' and was filed with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.<ref name="Patent Arcade: Uniloc" /> In response to hate mail, Uniloc founder Ric Richardson denied his involvement, claiming to have only filed the patent.<ref name="Eurogamer: Uniloc" /> The patent was invalidated in March 2016.<ref name="Ars Technica: Patent" />

=== Putt-Putt cease and desist ===
In July 2013, the minigolf chain Putt-Putt issued a cease and desist letter against Mojang and Don Mattrick (who was previously affiliated with ''Minecraft''{{'}}s Xbox 360 version but had since joined [[Company:Zynga|Zynga]]), alleging that they infringed on its "Putt-Putt" trademark. Attached to the letter, which Persson shared on Twitter, was a [[Software:Google Search|Google Search]] screenshot showing videos of user-created maps using the name. Alex Chapman, Mojang's lawyer, stated "I think there is clearly a misunderstanding here as to what ''Minecraft'' actually is. It's a game that, amongst other things, allows people to build things. Mojang doesn't control what users build and Mojang doesn't control the content of the videos users make. Suing Mojang for what people do using ''Minecraft'' is like suing Microsoft for what people do using [[Software:Microsoft Word|Word]]."<ref name="Eurogamer: Putt-Putt" /><ref name="VG247: Putt-Putt" />

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Ars Technica: Elder Scrolls">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/elder-scrolls-vs-minecraft-dev-scrolls-is-our-word/ |title=Elder Scrolls vs. Minecraft dev: "scrolls" is our word |first=Andrew |last=Webster |date=10 August 2011 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110232/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/elder-scrolls-vs-minecraft-dev-scrolls-is-our-word/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Ars Technica: litigator">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/minecraft-developer-sued-by-aggressive-litigator-over-drm-patent/ |title=Minecraft developer sued by aggressive litigator over DRM patent |first=Ryan |last=Paul |date=21 July 2012 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121153/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/minecraft-developer-sued-by-aggressive-litigator-over-drm-patent/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Ars Technica: Patent">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/game-companies-knock-out-patent-that-slammed-microsoft-with-388m-verdict/ |title=Patent that cost Microsoft millions gets invalidated |first=Joe |last=Mullin |date=25 March 2016 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174356/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/game-companies-knock-out-patent-that-slammed-microsoft-with-388m-verdict/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Ars Technica: Scrolls">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/03/mojang-cant-use-scrolls-name-for-potential-sequels/ |title=Mojang can't use "Scrolls" name for potential sequels |first=Kyle |last=Orland |date=13 March 2012 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121413/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/03/mojang-cant-use-scrolls-name-for-potential-sequels/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Bit-Tech: Scrolls">{{cite web |url=https://bit-tech.net/news/gaming/pc/minecraft-developer-announces-scrolls/1/ |title=Minecraft developer announces Scrolls |first=Joe |last=Martin |date=2 March 2011 |website=Bit-Tech |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119120934/https://bit-tech.net/news/gaming/pc/minecraft-developer-announces-scrolls/1/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Di Digital: billionaires">{{cite web |url=https://digital.di.se/artikel/mojang-miljardarerna-in-i-ny-investerargrupp-satsar-pa-casinobolag |title=Mojang-miljardärerna in i ny investerargrupp – satsar på casinobolag |language=sv |trans-title=Mojang billionaires into new investor group – investing in casino companies |first=Jonas |last=Leijonhufvud |date=13 February 2018 |website=Di Digital |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422184200/https://digital.di.se/artikel/mojang-miljardarerna-in-i-ny-investerargrupp-satsar-pa-casinobolag |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget: Dungeons">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/29/minecraft-dungeons-adventure-game-pc-2019-minecon/ |title=Meet 'Minecraft: Dungeons,' an adventure game with online co-op |first=Jessica |last=Conditt |date=29 September 2018 |website=[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174214/https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/29/minecraft-dungeons-adventure-game-pc-2019-minecon/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget: Minecon">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-02-minecon-2012-going-to-disneyland-paris-this-november.html |title=MineCon 2012 going to Disneyland Paris this November |first=JC |last=Fletcher |date=2 August 2012 |website=[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]] |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617190125/https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-02-minecon-2012-going-to-disneyland-paris-this-november.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget: Mojam 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/humble-bundle-mojam-2-the-mojammening-live-stream-up-now/ |title=Humble Bundle Mojam 2: The Mojammening live stream up now |first=Jessica |last=Conditt |date=20 February 2013 |website=[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121213/https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/humble-bundle-mojam-2-the-mojammening-live-stream-up-now/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget: Valve">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/12/10/notch-turned-down-job-offer-at-valve-to-create-mojang/ |title=Notch turned down job offer at Valve to create Mojang |first=David |last=Hinkle |date=10 December 2013 |website=[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119122738/https://www.engadget.com/2013/12/10/notch-turned-down-job-offer-at-valve-to-create-mojang/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: Bethesda">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-12-bethesda-and-mojang-settle-scrolls-will-be-scrolls |title=Bethesda and Mojang settle: Scrolls will be Scrolls |first=Robert |last=Purchese |date=12 March 2012 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174224/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-12-bethesda-and-mojang-settle-scrolls-will-be-scrolls |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: legal victory">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-18-mojang-scrolls-legal-victory-explained |title=Mojang's Scrolls legal victory explained |first=Robert |last=Purchese |date=18 October 2011 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174231/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-18-mojang-scrolls-legal-victory-explained |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: Minecon">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-03-minecraft-convention-minecon-announced |title=Minecraft convention Minecon announced |first=Robert |last=Purchese |date=3 August 2011 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617190028/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-03-minecraft-convention-minecon-announced |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: Putt-Putt">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-10-putt-putt-sues-mojang-over-user-generated-maps |title=Putt-Putt sues Mojang over user-generated maps |first=Jeffrey |last=Matulef |date=10 July 2013 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523134352/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-10-putt-putt-sues-mojang-over-user-generated-maps |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: Uniloc">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-23-uniloc-founder-hits-back-after-minecraft-fans-vent-fury-in-disgusting-emails |title=Uniloc founder hits back after Minecraft fans vent fury in "disgusting" emails |first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole |date=23 July 2012 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119122930/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-23-uniloc-founder-hits-back-after-minecraft-fans-vent-fury-in-disgusting-emails |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Forbes: Billionaire">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/03/03/minecraft-markus-persson-life-after-microsoft-sale/ |title=Inside The Post-Minecraft Life Of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson |first1=Ryan |last1=Mac |first2=David M. |last2=Ewalt |first3=Max |last3=Jedeur-Palmgren |date=3 March 2015 |website={{wipe|Forbes}} |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195410/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/03/03/minecraft-markus-persson-life-after-microsoft-sale/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra: Bethesda">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127305/Mojang_Really_Silly_Bethesda_Scrolls_Case_Heads_To_Court.php |title=Mojang: 'Really Silly' Bethesda ''Scrolls'' Case Heads To Court |first=Mike |last=Rose |date=27 September 2011 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119122756/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127305/Mojang_Really_Silly_Bethesda_Scrolls_Case_Heads_To_Court.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra: Games Against Ebola">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/231073/Devs_team_up_with_Humble_Bundle_for_antiEbola_charity_game_jam.php |title=Devs team up with Humble Bundle for anti-Ebola charity game jam |first=Alex |last=Wawro |date=26 November 2014 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121533/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/231073/Devs_team_up_with_Humble_Bundle_for_antiEbola_charity_game_jam.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra: Mojang Studios">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/363153/Minecraft_developer_Mojang_rebrands_as_Mojang_Studios.php |title=''Minecraft'' developer Mojang rebrands as Mojang Studios |first=Chris |last=Kerr |date=18 May 2020 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518223100/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/363153/Minecraft_developer_Mojang_rebrands_as_Mojang_Studios.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra: Uniloc">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/174530/DRM_firm_Uniloc_files_infringement_suit_against_Mojangs_Mindcraft.php |title=DRM firm Uniloc files infringement suit against Mojang's 'Mindcraft' |first=Mike |last=Rose |date=23 July 2012 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121007/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/174530/DRM_firm_Uniloc_files_infringement_suit_against_Mojangs_Mindcraft.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer: FPS">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/07/26/minecraft-creator-notch-cancels-fps-project.aspx |title=Minecraft Creator Notch Cancels FPS Project |first=Matt |last=Helgeson |date=26 July 2012 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121220/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/07/26/minecraft-creator-notch-cancels-fps-project.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer: Parker">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/26/minecraft-downloads-hit-25-million.aspx |title=Minecraft Rakes In $80&nbsp;Million |first=Jim |last=Reilly |date=26 March 2012 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162901/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/26/minecraft-downloads-hit-25-million.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot: Bonus">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everyone-who-stayed-at-mojang-after-microsoft-buyo/1100-6427797/ |title=Everyone Who Stayed at Mojang After Microsoft Buyout Got a Big Bonus |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |date=4 June 2015 |website=GameSpot |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121028/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everyone-who-stayed-at-mojang-after-microsoft-buyo/1100-6427797/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot: Mojang Studios">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-developer-mojang-has-changed-its-name/1100-6477357/ |title=Minecraft Developer Mojang Has Changed Its Name |first=Gabe |last=Gurwin |date=17 May 2020 |website=GameSpot |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=17 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517224117/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-developer-mojang-has-changed-its-name/1100-6477357/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GameZone: FPS">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/minecraft-dev-mojang-cans-fps-project/ |title=Minecraft dev Mojang cans FPS project |first=Stephanie |last=Carmichael |date=27 July 2012 |website=GameZone |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121305/https://www.gamezone.com/news/minecraft-dev-mojang-cans-fps-project/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gematsu: Legends">{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/action-strategy-game-minecraft-legends-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |title=Action strategy game Minecraft Legends announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=12 June 2022 |website=Gematsu |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613090709/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/action-strategy-game-minecraft-legends-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GIbiz: 176">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-has-sold-176-million-copies-worldwide |title=Minecraft has sold 176&nbsp;million copies worldwide |first=Rebekah |last=Valentine |date=17 May 2019 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161852/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-has-sold-176-million-copies-worldwide |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GIbiz: how to buy">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-09-how-minecraft-and-mojang-taught-xbox-how-to-buy-studios |title=How Minecraft and Mojang taught Xbox how to buy studios |first=Christopher |last=Dring |date=9 July 2020 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=2 July 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702120418/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-09-how-minecraft-and-mojang-taught-xbox-how-to-buy-studios |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GIbiz: indie roots">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-14-mojang-returns-to-indie-roots-with-minecraft-dungeons |title=Mojang returns to its indie roots with Minecraft Dungeons |first=Christopher |last=Dring |date=14 May 2020 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617180928/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-14-mojang-returns-to-indie-roots-with-minecraft-dungeons |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Humble Bundle: Ebola">{{cite web |url=https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/203474114-Games-Against-Ebola-System-Requirements |title=Games Against Ebola – System Requirements |website=[[Company:Humble Bundle|Humble Bundle]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119120944/https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/203474114-Games-Against-Ebola-System-Requirements |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="IG+: Mojam">{{cite web |url=https://indiegamesplus.com/2012/02/humble_bundle_mojam_creation_c |title=Humble Bundle Mojam Creation: Catacomb Snatch (Mojang) |first=Cassandra |last=Khaw |date=20 February 2012 |website=Indie Games Plus |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161851/https://indiegamesplus.com/2012/02/humble_bundle_mojam_creation_c |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Bethesda">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/notch-offered-to-give-up-scrolls-trademark-bethesda-5846240 |title=Notch Offered to Give Up "Scrolls" Trademark, Bethesda Sued Anyway |first=Kirk |last=Hamilton |date=3 October 2017 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161847/https://kotaku.com/notch-offered-to-give-up-scrolls-trademark-bethesda-5846240 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Bethesda Part 2">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/mojang-v-bethesda-part-2-the-attorneys-and-notch-p-5847295 |title=Mojang v. Bethesda Part 2: The Attorneys (and Notch & Pete) Weigh In |first=Russ |last=Pitts |date=6 October 2011 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417195329/https://kotaku.com/mojang-v-bethesda-part-2-the-attorneys-and-notch-p-5847295 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Cobalt WASD">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/cobalt-wasd-is-2-d-counter-strike-with-time-grenades-an-1820881507 |title=Cobalt WASD Is 2-D Counter-Strike With Time Grenades And Super Suits |first=Heather |last=Alexandra |date=30 November 2017 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121150/https://kotaku.com/cobalt-wasd-is-2-d-counter-strike-with-time-grenades-an-1820881507 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Earth">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/minecraft-earth-ends-this-summer-1845992885 |title=''Minecraft Earth'' Ends This Summer |first=Ian |last=Walker |date=5 January 2021 |website=Kotaku |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105183331/https://kotaku.com/minecraft-earth-ends-this-summer-1845992885 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Lawsuit">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/mojang-v-bethesda-or-i-hate-it-when-mommy-and-daddy-5846111 |title=Mojang v. Bethesda, or: I Hate it When Mommy and Daddy Fight [UPDATE] |first=Russ |last=Pitts |date=3 October 2011 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417195713/https://kotaku.com/mojang-v-bethesda-or-i-hate-it-when-mommy-and-daddy-5846111 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Mojam">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/mojam-raises-440-000-but-notchs-beard-appears-to-be-s-5886383 |title=Mojam Raises $440,000, but Notch's Beard Appears to be Safe |first=Owen |last=Good |date=19 February 2012 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422162622/https://kotaku.com/mojam-raises-440-000-but-notchs-beard-appears-to-be-s-5886383 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: Pronounce">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/wait-its-pronounced-mo-yang-1711434408 |title=Wait, It's Pronounced Mo-Yang? |first=Patrick |last=Klepek |date=15 June 2015 |website=Kotaku |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121432/https://kotaku.com/wait-its-pronounced-mo-yang-1711434408 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Lifewire: Platforms">{{cite web |url=https://www.lifewire.com/various-platforms-of-minecraft-2363368 |title=Overview of Platforms Minecraft Is Available On |first=Michael |last=Fulton |date=21 March 2019 |website=Lifewire |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121529/https://www.lifewire.com/various-platforms-of-minecraft-2363368 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="MCV: Henrik Pettersson">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/mojang-hires-art-guru-henrik-pettersson/ |title=Mojang hires art guru Henrik Pettersson |date=8 August 2011 |magazine=MCV/Develop |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523135040/https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/mojang-hires-art-guru-henrik-pettersson/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="MCV: History">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/mojang-uncovered/ |title=Mojang uncovered |date=23 November 2012 |magazine=MCV/Develop |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523135037/https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/mojang-uncovered/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NYTimes: Console Wars">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/technology/xbox-games.html |title=How Microsoft Is Ditching the Video Game Console Wars |first=Kellen |last=Browning |date=10 June 2021 |website={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110185132/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/technology/xbox-games.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NYTimes: Expected">{{cite web |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/microsoft-said-to-be-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-minecraft-maker/ |title=Minecraft Is Expected to Be Acquired by Microsoft |first1=Nick |last1=Wingfield |first2=Michael J. |last2=de la Merced |date=9 September 2014 |website={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091927/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/microsoft-said-to-be-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-minecraft-maker/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NYTimes: Microsoft">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/technology/microsoft-yes-microsoft-has-a-far-out-vision.html |title=Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision |first=Nick |last=Wingfield |date=30 April 2015 |website={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=30 March 2017 |archive-date=29 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129003057/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/technology/microsoft-yes-microsoft-has-a-far-out-vision.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NYTimes: Pay">{{cite web |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/microsoft-to-buy-creator-of-minecraft-for-2-5-billion/ |title=Microsoft Says It Will Pay $2.5 Billion for Company That Created Minecraft |first1=Michael J. |last1=de la Merced |first2=Nick |last2=Wingfield |date=15 September 2014 |website={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118145853/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/microsoft-to-buy-creator-of-minecraft-for-2-5-billion/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Patent Arcade: Uniloc">{{cite web |url=http://patentarcade.com/2012/08/new-case-uniloc-usa-inc-et-al-v-mojang.html |title=New Case: Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB |website=Patent Arcade |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121624/http://patentarcade.com/2012/08/new-case-uniloc-usa-inc-et-al-v-mojang.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: co-publish">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-creators-planning-to-co-publish-other-indie-games/ |title=Minecraft creators planning to co-publish other indie games |first=Tom |last=Senior |date=17 May 2011 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617174836/https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-creators-planning-to-co-publish-other-indie-games/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: Cobalt">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/cobalt-a-gorgeous-2d-indie-blaster-published-by-minecraft-creators-mojang/ |title=Cobalt: a gorgeous 2D blaster published by Minecraft creators, Mojang |first=Richard |last=Cobbett |date=25 August 2011 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109173103/http://www.pcgamer.com/cobalt-a-gorgeous-2d-indie-blaster-published-by-minecraft-creators-mojang/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: Cobalt alpha">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mojang-releases-cobalt-alpha-you-can-buy-it/ |title=Mojang releases Cobalt alpha, you can buy it |first=Evan |last=Lahti |date=16 December 2011 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123203032/http://www.pcgamer.com/mojang-releases-cobalt-alpha-you-can-buy-it/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: First">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-moments-of-minecraft/ |title=The First Moments of Minecraft |first=Graham |last=Smith |date=6 February 2012 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=7 June 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116012843/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-moments-of-minecraft/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: Lego">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-lego-minecraft-videogame-brickcraft-that-was-greenlit-and-why-it-never-happened/ |title=A Lego Minecraft game called 'Brickcraft' was prototyped and greenlit – here's why it never happened |first=Rich |last=Stanton |date=9 December 2020 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209155302/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-lego-minecraft-videogame-brickcraft-that-was-greenlit-and-why-it-never-happened/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer: Mojam">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mojam-comes-to-an-end-get-nine-new-games-from-mojang-and-friends/ |title=Mojam comes to an end – get nine new games from Mojang and friends |first=Phil |last=Savage |date=25 February 2013 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709013554/http://www.pcgamer.com/mojam-comes-to-an-end-get-nine-new-games-from-mojang-and-friends/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGamesN: Caller's Bane">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/callers-bane/callers-bane-mojang-scrolls |title=Free games: Mojang's Scrolls is now Caller's Bane, and it's out right now |first=Dustin |last=Bailey |date=20 June 2018 |website=PCGamesN |access-date=29 September 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232027/https://www.pcgamesn.com/callers-bane/callers-bane-mojang-scrolls |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGamesN: Classic">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-classic |title=Minecraft Classic is now available to play for free in your browser |first=Ali |last=Jones |date=8 May 2019 |website=PCGamesN |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508110642/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-classic |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGamesN: vice president">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/mojang-has-new-vice-president-familiar-face |title=Mojang has a new vice president with a familiar face |first=Jeremy |last=Peel |date=3 October 2010 |website=PCGamesN |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174354/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/mojang-has-new-vice-president-familiar-face |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: Cobalt">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/17/10782590/mojang-published-cobalt-set-to-launch-feb-2 |title=Mojang-published Cobalt set to launch Feb. 2 |first=Owen S. |last=Good |date=17 January 2016 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174340/https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/17/10782590/mojang-published-cobalt-set-to-launch-feb-2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: Microsoft">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/6/7167349/microsoft-owns-minecraft-mojang-acquisition-closes |title=Microsoft officially owns Minecraft and developer Mojang now |first=Samit |last=Sarkar |date=6 November 2014 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011614/https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/6/7167349/microsoft-owns-minecraft-mojang-acquisition-closes |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: past, present and future">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/5/4183864/minecraft-scrolls-0x10c-the-past-present-and-future-of-mojang-as-seen |title=Minecraft, Scrolls, 0x10c: The past, present and future of Mojang as seen through Notch's eyes |first=Berian |last=Crecente |date=5 April 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612102012/https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/5/4183864/minecraft-scrolls-0x10c-the-past-present-and-future-of-mojang-as-seen |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: Revenue">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/2/1/3941948/mojang-2012-revenue-new-markets |title=Mojang tallied 2012 revenue of nearly $240M, looking to expand Minecraft to new markets |first=Samit |last=Sarkar |date=1 February 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121019/https://www.polygon.com/2013/2/1/3941948/mojang-2012-revenue-new-markets |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: Scrolls">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/10/7374645/mojang-scrolls-release-date-android-version |title=Minecraft developer Mojang is finally releasing Scrolls |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=10 December 2014 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121335/https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/10/7374645/mojang-scrolls-release-date-android-version |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Resumé: Logo">{{cite web |url=https://www.resume.se/alla-nyheter/manadens-design/mojangs-lekfulla-identitet-ger-guld-till-bold/ |title=Mojangs lekfulla identitet ger guld till Bold |language=sv |trans-title=Mojang's playful identity brings gold to Bold |first=Amanda |last=Törner |date=19 March 2021 |website=Resumé |access-date=22 November 2023 |archive-date=22 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122115726/https://www.resume.se/alla-nyheter/manadens-design/mojangs-lekfulla-identitet-ger-guld-till-bold/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Reuters: Private">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-startups-minecraft-idUSBRE9130A220130204 |title=Hit game Minecraft to stay private |first=Mia |last=Shanley |date=4 February 2013 |website={{wipe|Reuters}} |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121454/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-startups-minecraft-idUSBRE9130A220130204 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RPS: Catacomb Snatch">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/22/ubering-catacomb-snatch/ |title=Ubering Catacomb Snatch |first=Craig |last=Pearson |date=22 February 2012 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121509/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/22/ubering-catacomb-snatch/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RPS: Cobalt">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/02/cobalt-wasd-gives-the-quirky-platformer-a-competitive-second-lease-of-life/ |title=Cobalt WASD gives the quirky platformer a competitive second lease of life |first=Dominic |last=Tarason |date=2 December 2017 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083844/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/02/cobalt-wasd-gives-the-quirky-platformer-a-competitive-second-lease-of-life/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RPS: Crown and Council Release">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/22/crown-council-free-strategy-game-from-minecraft-devs-mojang/ |title=Minecraft Devs Release Crown And Council Free |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=22 April 2016 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=17 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117080756/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/22/crown-council-free-strategy-game-from-minecraft-devs-mojang/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RPS: Crown and Council Update">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/31/crown-and-council-gets-royally-updated-still-free/ |title=Crown and Council gets royally updated, still free |first=Brendan |last=Caldwell |date=31 January 2017 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812210712/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/31/crown-and-council-gets-royally-updated-still-free/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: 0x10c">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/73176/mojang-details-space-sim-0x10c |title=Mojang details space sim '0x10c' |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=4 April 2012 |website=Shacknews |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174346/https://www.shacknews.com/article/73176/mojang-details-space-sim-0x10c |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: Bethesda">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/70509/legal-experts-bethesda-explain-scrolls-dispute |title=Bethesda VP says company 'forced' into Scrolls dispute |first=Steve |last=Watts |date=7 October 2011 |website=Shacknews |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174223/https://www.shacknews.com/article/70509/legal-experts-bethesda-explain-scrolls-dispute |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: interim injunction">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/70656/scrolls-wins-interim-injunction-in-elder-scrolls-trademark-case |title=Scrolls defeats interim injunction in trademark case |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=18 October 2011 |website=Shacknews |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121426/https://www.shacknews.com/article/70656/scrolls-wins-interim-injunction-in-elder-scrolls-trademark-case |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: next game">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/73164/mojang-notch-tease-next-game-grab-domains |title=Mojang, Notch tease next game, grab domains |first=John |last=Keefer |date=3 April 2012 |website=Shacknews |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121050/https://www.shacknews.com/article/73164/mojang-notch-tease-next-game-grab-domains |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: space trading sim">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/73005/notch-plans-elite-meets-firefly-space-trading-sim |title=Notch plans Elite-meets-Firefly space trading sim |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=23 March 2012 |website=Shacknews |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121454/https://www.shacknews.com/article/73005/notch-plans-elite-meets-firefly-space-trading-sim |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: Wurm Online">{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/76896/wurm-online-hitting-version-10-after-almost-a-decade |title=Wurm Online hitting version 1.0 after almost a decade |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=4 December 2012 |website=Shacknews |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121524/https://www.shacknews.com/article/76896/wurm-online-hitting-version-10-after-almost-a-decade |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="TechRadar: History">{{cite web |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/the-history-of-minecraft |title=The history of Minecraft |first=Alex |last=Cox |date=13 June 2018 |website=[[TechRadar]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090837/https://www.techradar.com/news/the-history-of-minecraft |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="The Verge: Earth">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/12/20961639/minecraft-earth-now-available-early-access-us-ios-android |title=Minecraft Earth is now available in early access in the US |first=Jay |last=Peters |date=12 November 2019 |website=[[The Verge]] |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426174218/https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/12/20961639/minecraft-earth-now-available-early-access-us-ios-android |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Time: Profit">{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/28891/minecraft-is-still-generating-insane-amounts-of-cash-for-developer-mojang/ |title=Minecraft Is Still Generating Insane Amounts of Cash for Developer Mojang |first=Victor |last=Luckerson |date=18 March 2014 |magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}} |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016200015/http://time.com/28891/minecraft-is-still-generating-insane-amounts-of-cash-for-developer-mojang/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Twitter: Employees">{{cite tweet |user=Marc_IRL |number=1367569301486653442 |title=I think this tweet is another reason I don't do it: everyone assumes that all ~600 people at Mojang directly create Minecraft Java and Bedrock 😂 And half the questions would be about that. |first=Marc |last=Watson |date=4 March 2021 |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304201531/https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/1367569301486653442 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Twitter: Reinvent pronunciation">{{cite tweet |user=Marc_IRL |number=1262066231399657475 |title=Also a new identity means that we can reinvent both the logo and {{sic|pronounciation|nolink=yes}}, so anything other than the hard J is incorrect now. 😋 |first=Marc |last=Watson |date=17 May 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029213310/https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/1262066231399657475 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="USA Today: Microsoft">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/ |title=Microsoft to acquire 'Minecraft' maker Mojang for $2.5B |first=Brett |last=Molina |date=15 September 2014 |website=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]] |access-date=5 September 2017 |archive-date=7 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123208/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="USgamer: 0x10c">{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/notch-puts-0x10c-on-icecommunity-heats-things-up-by-going-diy |title=Notch Puts 0x10c On Ice , Community Picks Up Torch |first=Cassandra |last=Khaw |date=16 August 2013 |website=USgamer |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=17 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117032058/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/notch-puts-0x10c-on-icecommunity-heats-things-up-by-going-diy |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="USgamer: Story Mode">{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/minecraft-story-mode-is-a-chance-for-minecraft-and-telltale-to-expand |title=Minecraft Story Mode Is a Chance for Minecraft and Telltale to Expand |first=Mike |last=Williams |date=18 December 2014 |website=USgamer |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617184641/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/minecraft-story-mode-is-a-chance-for-minecraft-and-telltale-to-expand |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety: Excluded">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/ |title='Minecraft' Creator Excluded From Anniversary Due to 'Comments and Opinions' (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Brian |last=Crecente |date=29 April 2019 |website=Variety |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617182835/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety: Scrolls">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/scrolls-callers-bane-free-to-play-1202852047/ |title=Mojang's Card Game 'Scrolls' Gets New Name, Is Now Free-To-Play |first=Stefanie |last=Fogel |date=20 June 2018 |website=Variety |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121604/https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/scrolls-callers-bane-free-to-play-1202852047/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="VG247: Putt-Putt">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2013/07/10/mojang-don-mattrick-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-putt-putt-mini-golf-chain/ |title=Mojang & Don Mattrick receive cease and desist letters from Putt-Putt mini golf chain |first=Dave |last=Cook |date=10 July 2013 |website=VG247 |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523134359/https://www.vg247.com/2013/07/10/mojang-don-mattrick-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-putt-putt-mini-golf-chain/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Windows Central: Bredin">{{cite web |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/leadership-changes-at-mojang-studios-see-helen-chiang-take-an-expanded-role-asa-bredin-take-over-as-studio-head |title=Leadership changes at Mojang Studios see Helen Chiang take an expanded role, Åsa Bredin take over as studio head |first=Zachary |last=Boddy |date=2 December 2023 |website=Windows Central |access-date=2 December 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202134329/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/leadership-changes-at-mojang-studios-see-helen-chiang-take-an-expanded-role-asa-bredin-take-over-as-studio-head |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Windows Central: Dungeons">{{cite web |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-dungeons-launch-time-and-release-date-xbox-one-ps4-pc |title=Minecraft Dungeons launch time, release date – and how to preorder |first=Matt |last=Brown |date=25 May 2020 |website=Windows Central |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603050546/https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-dungeons-launch-time-and-release-date-xbox-one-ps4-pc |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Wired UK: Origins">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/changing-the-game |title=Changing the game: how Notch made Minecraft a cult hit |first=Tom |last=Cheshire |date=15 September 2014 |magazine=Wired UK |access-date=8 May 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118102229/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/changing-the-game |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Wired: Acquisition">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/06/minecraft-book-excerpt/ |title=The Unlikely Story of Microsoft's Surprise ''Minecraft'' Buyout |first1=Daniel |last1=Goldberg |first2=Linus |last2=Larsson |date=2 June 2015 |magazine=Wired |access-date=9 June 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609051326/https://www.wired.com/2015/06/minecraft-book-excerpt/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Xsolla: Code Club">{{cite web |url=http://xsolla.com/blog/2015/04/22/interview-with-ceo-of-code-club-ab-developer-of-sandbox-mmo-wurm-online/ |title=Interview with CEO of Code Club AB: Developer of Sandbox MMO – Wurm Online |first=Ernest |last=Chung |date=22 April 2015 |website=[[Company:Xsolla|Xsolla]] |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124124003/http://xsolla.com/blog/2015/04/22/interview-with-ceo-of-code-club-ab-developer-of-sandbox-mmo-wurm-online/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

}}

== External links ==

{{Mojang Studios}}

[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Video game publishers]]

{{Sourceattribution|Mojang Studios}}