Mojang Mojang Mojang AB ( "gadget") is a Swedish video game developer and publisher founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by game programmer Markus Persson, best known for creating the popular independent game "Minecraft", a sandbox game. Mojang's company headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden. In September 2014, Microsoft acquired Mojang at a valuation of 2.5 billion USD. Following a paid trip and employment offer from Valve Corporation in early September 2010, Markus Persson founded Mojang alongside Jakob Porsér, with Carl Manneh later brought in as a CEO, as Persson desired to run a self-made independent studio for
Minecraft mods that at first he was "too afraid to mod Minecraft at all", but learned to appreciate it when he realized that modding "Minecraft" is "pretty forgiving". Eddy does nevertheless mention that he feels Mojang's fast development pace regarding the main game has slowed down the progress of the most popular mods. Similarly, Benjamin Abbott of "Metro" agrees that adding mods to "Minecraft" is "a thorough pain in the backside", though he concedes that "the result is usually worth it". Matt Smith of "MakeUseOf" says he is disappointed with most of the "Minecraft" mods available, claiming they don't modify the game