4J Studios
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Dundee and East Linton, Scotland |
| Owner | Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns[1] |
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Number of employees
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18[citation needed] |
| Website | Company website |
4J Studios is a Scottish video game development studio based in Dundee and East Linton. The company has worked with a wide range of publishers including ZeniMax Media, Mojang, and Microsoft Studios. The staff include many former key personnel from defunct studio VIS Entertainment. 4J Studios also helped develop Minecraft. Since 2010, 4J Studios have been working on the console editions of Minecraft with Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and Mojang. They have received many awards for these ports.
In 2012, 4J Studios was awarded a Golden Joystick Award for the Best Selling Game,[2] and a TIGA Games Industry Award for the Best Arcade Game[3] for their XBLA port of Minecraft. Their console port of Minecraft is also available for Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, and Wii U.
Games
Original games
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | Xbox | Wii | NDS | iOS | ||
| 2005 | Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2006 | Star Trek: Encounters | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 2007 | Star Trek: Conquest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008 | AMF Bowling Pinbusters! | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008 | Ducati Moto | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2009 | Wuggle[4] | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Texas Wuggle[4] | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Ports and remakes
| Year | Title | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | PS3 |
| 2008 | Overlord: Raising Hell | Xbox 360 |
| 2008 | Banjo-Kazooie | XBLA |
| 2009 | Banjo-Tooie | XBLA |
| 2010 | Perfect Dark | XBLA |
| 2012 | Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition | X360 |
| 2013 | Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition | PS3 |
| 2014 | Minecraft: Xbox One Edition | XBO |
| 2014 | Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | PS4 |
| 2014 | Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition | PSVita |
| 2015 | Minecraft: Wii U Edition[5] | Wii U |
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