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 Nintendo's consoles, as they were the only major platforms to not officially receive "Minecraft" at the time. These clone titles include "UCraft" (Nexis Games), "" (Cypronia), "Discovery" (noowanda), "Battleminer" (Wobbly Tooth Games), "Cube Creator 3D" (Big John Games), and "Stone Shire" (Finger Gun Games). Despite this the fears were unfounded with official Minecraft releases on Nintendo consoles eventually resuming. In 2012, Mojang received offers from Hollywood producers who wanted to produce "Minecraft"-related TV shows; however, Mojang stated that they would only engage in such projects when "the right idea comes along". By February 2014, Persson revealed that Mojang was in