4J Studios

4J Studios, which stands for Jute, Jam, Journalism (the 3J's of Dundee), and Joysticks,https://twitter.com/thevalkyrur/status/629654079590006785 is an independent game development studio based in , with offices in and . The staff includes many former key personnel from defunct studio . It was founded by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl.http://4jstudios.com They are best known for developing Minecraft for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation TV, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch.
== Employees ==
=== Developers ===
Namehttps://twitter.com/4JStudios/followings	Avatar	Position 	X	Bug Trackerhttps://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCCE#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project%3Aissues-panel
Stuart Ross 	 	Lead developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	 	4jstu
Steven Woodward 	 	QA Bug Tester (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	 	4jsteve
Mark Hughes 	 	Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	 	
Vince Finlayson 	 	Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	 	4J-Vince
=== Artists ===
Name 	Avatar	Position 	X
Brian Lindsay 	 	Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
Tom Naylor 	 	UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
Michael Hansen 	 	Lead Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
David Keningale	 	Art Director (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
Ryan Mitchell 	 	Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	
Scott Jarron 	 	Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	
Julie D Kennedy	 	Junior UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
Thomas Fyfe 	 	Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	
=== Business ===
Name 	Avatar	Position 	X	Bug Tracker
Paddy Burns 	 	Chief Executive Officer (4J Studios) 	 	
Chris van der Kuyl	 	Chairman (4J Studios) 	 	
Richard Reavy 	 	Chief Technology Officer (4J Studios)	 	4jpaddy
=== Alumni ===
Name 	Avatar	Position 	X
Rebecca O'Neil	 	Art Intern (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	
James Vaughan 	 	 	
Harry Gordon 	 	Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition) 	
Jamie Keddie 	 	Contractor (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	
George Vaughan	 	 	
== Contractors ==
Name 	Task 	X	Notes
Gareth Coker 	Made the music for the Greek Mythology Mash-up packhttps://twitter.com/4jstudios/status/624564359000403968	 	Made the music for Halo Infinite, Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest, and ARK Survival Evolved
Aeralie Brighton	Vocals for the Greek Mythology Mash-up packhttps://twitter.com/garethcoker/status/624626954197532673 	 	Did vocals for Ori and the Blind Forest
== Games ==
4J Studios has developed the following games:
*Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360) (2012)
*Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3) (2013)
*Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4) (2014)
*Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Xbox One) (2014)
*Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (PS Vita, PS TV) (2014)
*Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Wii U) (2015)
*Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Nintendo Switch) (2017)
They have ported/remade the following games to other consoles:
* (PS3) (2007)
* (PS3) (2008)
* (Xbox 360) (2008)
* (Xbox 360) (2009)
4J Studios has developed the following original games:
* (Xbox, PS2) (2005)
* (PS2) (2006)
* (Wii, PS2) (2007)
* (Nintendo DS) (2008)
* (Nintendo DS) (2008)
*Wuggle (iOS) (2009)
*Texas Wuggle (iOS) (2009)
* (Xbox 360) (2010)
*Manic Mechanics (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
4J Studios has published the following original games:
*Skye Tales (Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4) (2023)
== External links ==
* 4J Studios' website
* 4J Studios' X profile
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