4J Studios
 | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Dundee and East Linton, Scotland |
| Owner | Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns[1] |
Number of employees | 18(2009)[2] |
| 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,[3] and a TIGA Games Industry Award for the Best Arcade Game[4] 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 | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2008 | AMF Bowling Pinbusters! | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2008 | Ducati Moto | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2009 | Wuggle[5] | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Texas Wuggle[5] | 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[6] | Wii U |
References
- ↑ http://www.4jstudios.com/
- ↑ "Behind the Fur and Feathers with 4J Studios". mundorare.com/. April 15, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (26 October 2012). "GJA: Minecraft XBLA awarded Best Downloadable Game". CVG UK. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ Martin, Liam (2 November 2012). "TIGA Games Industry Awards 2012 winners revealed, Dear Esther wins big". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- 1 2 Cook, Dave (October 2, 2009). "4J Studios Reveal Texas Wuggle for iPhone and iPod Touch". MCV. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ G. Macy, Seth (December 7, 2015). "Minecraft Wii U Is Real, Coming This Month". IGN. Retrieved December 7, 2015.