On (the eleventh anniversary of Minecraft), Mojang announced that they were changing their name to Mojang Studios, unveiling a new logo and a logo animation. Mojang AB as a legal entity continues to exist as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Mojang publicly announced on September 15, 2014, that they would be bought by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion, and they subsequently became a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios (now known as Xbox Game Studios) on November 6, 2014. Persson then hired Carl Manneh as CEO, since both wanted to focus on Minecraft 's development. After declining a job offer at Valve, Notch incorporated Mojang Specifications as Mojang AB ('Mojäng Aktiebolag', Swedish for 'Gadget Ltd.') with Jakob Porsér. Persson soon left and wished to reuse the name 'Mojang' Jansson renamed his company to Onetoofree AB, and later to Code Club AB.ĭuring early development on Minecraft, Persson reused the name Mojang Specifications. Persson and Jansson incorporated their business under the name Mojang Specifications AB in 2007. Markus Persson and Rolf Jansson started development on massively multiplayer online role-playing game Wurm Online in 2003, using the name Mojang Specifications. 4.4.8 Intellectual property enforcement.4.1.10 Intellectual property enforcement.