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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. [3] [4] 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.
Markus Alexej Persson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Finnish mother, Ritva, [2] and a Swedish father, Birger, [3] on 1 June 1979. [4] [5] [2] He has one sister.[2] [6] He grew up in Edsbyn until he was seven years old, when his family moved back to Stockholm.
Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer.He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, [1] [2] [3] and is the chief creative officer of Mojang Studios.
This is a list of Microsoft Gaming video game studios, including development studios, support studios, satellite studios and offices.Microsoft Gaming is an American video game company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, US, founded on January 18, 2022.
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is a 2012 documentary film produced by 2 Player Productions and directed by Paul Owens. It is about the first year of Mojang , the development company founded by game designer Markus "Notch" Persson , and the development and release of Persson's game Minecraft .
Nikolaj Nyholm (born 13 September 1975) is a Danish serial technology entrepreneur and investor from Copenhagen, Denmark.He has founded seven technology and gaming startups that have pioneered different domains, is an advisor to Minecraft creator Mojang, was a general partner at the venture capital investor, Sunstone Capital (today Heartcore), and a senior advisor at The Raine Group.
Phil Spencer (born January 12, 1968) [3] is an American business executive and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming. [4] Starting his career at Microsoft as an intern in 1988, Spencer has worked in various sectors within the company, including developing Microsoft's first CD-ROM-based titles.
Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the video game of the same name.Developed by Mojang Studios (formerly known as Mojang AB) and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of six video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, and an upcoming theatrical film.