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It should be noted that this isn't technically the Minecraft creators next project, it's a project done by a different team in the studio he formed. Mojang was
by citricsquid 16y ago
It should be noted that this isn't technically the Minecraft creators next project, it's a project done by a different team in the studio he formed. Mojang was formed after Minecraft's success, he hired his friend Jakob (among others) and he's leading the game -- Notch is still working on Minecraft.
- masklinn 16y ago> Mojang was formed after Minecraft's success No. Mojang AB was formed in May 2009. That's the same month as Minecraft's original public release, long before its success.
- citricsquid 16y agoBy formed I mean as a development studio, not as a legal entity.
- ugh 16y agoFor context: Mojang started having employees in November/December 2010. At that point Minecraft already sold a few thousand copies per day. (It’s still selling several thousand copies per day, nearly 11,000 in the last 24 hours.)
- oemera 16y agoThank you noting that because I was just like 'Wait. How will they manage another game when Minecraft is still in Alpha stadium?'
- wybo 16y agoIndeed, and also: What about trust in pre-purchasing a beta? I mean, Minecraft is a very interesting game as it is, but I'd guess that most people pre-purchasing it (and it is still offered under that description) expect it to be developed further, and probably count(ed) on a sizable share of their money being used towards further development... (but good to hear that Notch is still working on it)
- gte910h 16y agoMojang is printing money so fast I'd be terrified if they tried to apply even a modest fraction of it at the game. Scaling a team like that is a great way to ruin a functional forumla.