Mojang Studios
Swedish video game developer
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| February 2025 | Åsa Bredin steps down, and Kayleen Walters is appointed as the new studio head, with Amy Stillion joining as chief of staff. |
| February 2025 | Åsa Bredin steps down, and Kayleen Walters is appointed as the new studio head, with Amy Stillion joining as chief of staff. |
| 2023 | Mojang Studios released Minecraft Legends for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, co-developed with Blackbird Interactive. |
| 2023 | Mojang Studios released Minecraft Legends for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, co-developed with Blackbird Interactive. |
| December 2023 | Helen Chiang, six-year head of studio for Mojang Studios, moves to Xbox Game Studios and is replaced by Åsa Bredin. |
| December 2023 | Helen Chiang, six-year head of studio for Mojang Studios, moves to Xbox Game Studios and is replaced by Åsa Bredin. |
| June 2022 | Mojang Studios announces the action-strategy game Minecraft Legends. |
| June 2022 | Mojang Studios announces the action-strategy game Minecraft Legends. |
| July 2021 | All player data for Minecraft Earth is deleted. |
| July 2021 | All player data for Minecraft Earth is deleted. |
| June 2021 | Minecraft Earth is withdrawn from sale. |
| June 2021 | Minecraft Earth is withdrawn from sale. |
| January 2021 | Mojang Studios announces the planned withdrawal of Minecraft Earth from sale in June, with player data to be deleted in July, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary reason. |
| January 2021 | Mojang Studios announces the planned withdrawal of Minecraft Earth from sale in June, with player data to be deleted in July, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary reason. |
| May 2020 | Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios, with Kayleen Walters becoming the studio head. |
| May 2020 | Mojang was rebranded as Mojang Studios, with Kayleen Walters becoming the studio head. |
| May 17 2020 | Mojang rebrands to Mojang Studios and introduces a new logo. Minecraft Dungeons is released for multiple platforms. |
| May 17 2020 | Mojang rebrands to Mojang Studios and introduces a new logo. Minecraft Dungeons is released for multiple platforms. |
| November 2019 | Minecraft Earth is released as an early-access game for Android and iOS platforms. |
| November 2019 | Minecraft Earth is released as an early-access game for Android and iOS platforms. |
| May 2019 | Minecraft Classic is re-released for free on its ten-year anniversary. By this time, Minecraft has sold 147 million copies, becoming the best-selling video game of all time. |
| May 2019 | Minecraft Classic is re-released for free on its ten-year anniversary. By this time, Minecraft has sold 147 million copies, becoming the best-selling video game of all time. |
| September 2018 | Mojang announces two Minecraft spin-offs: Minecraft Dungeons (a dungeon crawler) and Minecraft Earth (an augmented reality game). |
| September 2018 | Mojang announces two Minecraft spin-offs: Minecraft Dungeons (a dungeon crawler) and Minecraft Earth (an augmented reality game). |
| 2017 | Mojang Studios released Cobalt WASD, a modified version of Cobalt, for Windows platform, again developed by Oxeye Game Studio. |
| 2017 | Mojang Studios released Cobalt WASD, a modified version of Cobalt, for Windows platform, again developed by Oxeye Game Studio. |
| 2016 | Mojang Studios released Cobalt, a side-scrolling action platformer game, for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms, developed by Oxeye Game Studio. |
| 2016 | Mojang Studios released Cobalt, a side-scrolling action platformer game, for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms, developed by Oxeye Game Studio. |
| April 2016 | Mojang releases Crown and Council, a free game for Windows developed entirely by artist Henrik Pettersson. |
| April 2016 | Mojang releases Crown and Council, a free game for Windows developed entirely by artist Henrik Pettersson. |
| March 2016 | The patent at the center of the Uniloc lawsuit against Mojang was invalidated. |
| March 2016 | The patent at the center of the Uniloc lawsuit against Mojang was invalidated. |
| 2014 | Mojang Studios released Caller's Bane (originally titled Scrolls) for Android, macOS, and Windows platforms. |
| 2014 | Mojang participated in Humble Bundle's Games Against Ebola game jam, creating three additional mini-games. |
| 2014 | Mojang participated in Humble Bundle's Games Against Ebola game jam, creating three additional mini-games. |
| 2014 | Mojang Studios released Caller's Bane (originally titled Scrolls) for Android, macOS, and Windows platforms. |
| December 2014 | Scrolls is released out-of-beta, and Mojang partners with Telltale Games to develop Minecraft: Story Mode. |
| December 2014 | Scrolls is released out-of-beta, and Mojang partners with Telltale Games to develop Minecraft: Story Mode. |
| November 6 2014 | Mojang is finalized as part of Microsoft Studios. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh leave the company, with Carl Manneh being succeeded by Mårtensson. |
| November 6 2014 | Mojang is finalized as part of Microsoft Studios. Persson, Porsér, and Manneh leave the company, with Carl Manneh being succeeded by Mårtensson. |
| September 15 2014 | Microsoft announces its agreement to purchase Mojang, with Persson owning 71% of the company's shares at the time. |
| September 15 2014 | Microsoft announces its agreement to purchase Mojang, with Persson owning 71% of the company's shares at the time. |
| June 2014 | Markus Persson publicly tweets about selling his share in Mojang, attracting interest from multiple tech companies including Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and Electronic Arts. |
| June 2014 | Markus Persson publicly tweets about selling his share in Mojang, attracting interest from multiple tech companies including Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and Electronic Arts. |
| 2013 | Mojang released an education-focused version of Minecraft for Raspberry Pi devices and announced editions for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. |
| 2013 | Mojang developed three mini-games for Mojam 2 game jam event. |
| 2013 | Mojang developed three mini-games for Mojam 2 game jam event. |
| 2013 | Mojang released an education-focused version of Minecraft for Raspberry Pi devices and announced editions for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. |
| October 2013 | Jonas Mårtensson was hired as Mojang's vice-president, joining from gambling company Betsson. |
| October 2013 | Jonas Mårtensson was hired as Mojang's vice-president, joining from gambling company Betsson. |
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