Nathan Adams (programmer) the "Minecraft" server modification "CraftBukkit". Mojang then took full control of and hired the CraftBukkit team to work on a modding API, which allowed mod developers easier access to the "Minecraft" game files. He was hired on 28 February 2012 and started work on 27 March. He quit work on "Minecraft" in October 2015 to work on a new "Minecraft" application launcher, and joined back in February 2017. Nathan Adams (programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams is a British video game developer, who has been working on "Minecraft" since March 2012. Adams was born in Shrewsbury, England on 23 July 1991. He
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.