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  2. Mojang Studios - Wikipedia

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    Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [4] [5] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.

  3. Minecraft (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Minecraft: Story Mode, an episodic spin-off game developed by Telltale Games in collaboration with Mojang, was announced in December 2014. [8] [9] [10] Consisting of five episodes plus three additional downloadable episodes, the standalone game is a narrative and player choice-driven, and it was released on Windows, OS X, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One via download ...

  4. The future of ‘Minecraft’ includes swamps, scary monsters and ...

    www.engadget.com/mojang-minecraft-live-2021...

    Just this past August, Mojang said more than 140 million players logged in to play the game, representing a new milestone for the title. Minecraft Live then was about positioning the game for a ...

  5. Markus Persson - Wikipedia

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    Markus Alexej Persson (/ ˈpɪərsən / ⓘ PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as " Notch ", [3] is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of the video game Minecraft, which since its release has become the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game ...

  6. Microsoft confirms acquisition of Minecraft studio Mojang

    www.engadget.com/2014-09-15-microsoft-confirms...

    Updated Mon, Sep 15, 2014 · 3 min read. Microsoft announced it's bought Minecraft studio Mojang for a deal worth $2.5 billion. The buyout will see Mojang founders Markus "Notch" Persson, Carl ...

  7. Microsoft Has Acquired Minecraft For $2.5 Billion | TechCrunch

    techcrunch.com/2014/09/15/microsoft-has-acquired...

    Microsoft says it “respect[s] the brand and independent spirit” of Minecraft and will continue projects like MINECON, the annual convention focused on the game begun by Mojang back in 2010.

  8. Here's how 'Minecraft' creates its gigantic worlds - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2015-03-04-how-minecraft-worlds...

    As you'll see below, Mojang's game relies on procedural generation, which automatically creates environments and objects that are at once random, but guided by rules that maintain a consistent ...

  9. Minecon - Wikipedia

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    Website. minecraft.net /en-us /live. Minecon (alternatively capitalised as MineCon, or MINECON) is an annual interactive livestream and fan convention about the video game Minecraft, hosted by Mojang. [1] The first gathering in 2010 was known as MinecraftCon. The event then went by the Minecon name from 2011 to 2019.