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
Markus Persson was released on 18 November 2011. Persson left his job as a game developer to work on "Minecraft" full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later their second, and several more their third. Mojang hired several new staff members for the "Minecraft" team, while Persson passed the lead developer role to Jens Bergensten. A version for Android and iOS, the "Pocket Edition", has also been released. An Xbox 360 edition of "Minecraft" was released on 9 May 2012. The Xbox edition features updates including a tutorial and skin packs.