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{{Scope|{{w|4J Studios|Wikipedia}}}}{{Infobox company
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| image = 4J Studios logo.svg
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| type = Private
| founders = Paddy Burns, Chris van der Kuyl, and Frank Arnot
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2005|04|19}}
| headquarters = {{w|Dundee}} and {{w|Edinburgh}}, {{w|Scotland}}
| keypeople = 
| products = [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]], ''[[Minecraft:Banjo-Kazooie]]'' (Xbox 360 port), ''{{w|Banjo-Tooie}}'' (Xbox 360 port), and others
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| customlinks = [http://4jstudios.com Website]
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'''4J Studios''' (which stands for Jute, Jam, Journalism,{{note|This references the 3Js of Dundee; a symbolism of its culture and pays tribute to 4J's headquarter's location}} and Joysticks<ref>{{tweet|thevalkyrur|629654079590006785|@Wolf_GuySB @4JStudios Its Jute, Jam, Journalism (the 3J's of Dundee), and Joysticks!|August 7, 2015}}</ref>) is an independent game development studio based in {{w|Scotland}}, with offices in {{w|Dundee}} and {{w|Edinburgh}} (previously East Linton).<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/1212769882001776650/1367902548253741249/1396881214656483358 Just thought I'd let you guys know - we recently moved the East Linton team to Edinburgh, so the 4J Studios page should now say "with offices in Dundee and Edinburgh" 😇] by 4J Nathan, Reforj Discord</ref> The staff includes many former key personnel from defunct studio {{w|VIS Entertainment}}. It was founded by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://4jstudios.com|title=4J Studios - Scottish award winning game development studio|author=4J Studios}}</ref> They are best known for developing the [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition|Legacy Console Edition]] of ''Minecraft''. Although Legacy Console Edition is now discontinued, 4J Studios continues to work with ''Minecraft'' as a [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] partner.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/creator/4j-studios|title=Minecraft DLC Marketplace: Creators {{!}} Minecraft|website=[[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]]}}</ref> 4J Studios' current focus is developing their standalone game ''Reforj''.

== Employees ==

=== Developers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" data-description="Employees"
! Name<br><ref name="Employees">https://twitter.com/4JStudios/followings</ref><!-- People that 4J Studios follows on X, which says on their profile that that are 4J employees. -->
! Avatar<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Position<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! X (Twitter)<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Bug Tracker<br><ref name="Bugtracker">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCCE#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project%3Aissues-panel</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Stuart Ross
| [[File:Stuart-Ross.jpg|100px]]
| Lead developer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|4JStu}}
| [https://bugs.mojang.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=4jstu 4jstu]
|-
! scope="row" | Steven Woodward
| [[File:Steve.jpg|100px]]
| QA Bug Tester (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|4JSteve}}
| [https://bugs.mojang.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=4jsteve 4jsteve]
|-
! scope="row" | Mark Hughes
| [[File:MarkHughes.png|100px]]
| Developer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|mg_hughes}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | Vince Finlayson
| [[File:VinceFinlayson.png|100px]]
| Developer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|TheValkyrur}}
| [https://bugs.mojang.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=4J-Vince 4J-Vince]
|}

=== Artists ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" data-description="Employees"
! Name<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Avatar<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Position<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! X (Twitter)<br><ref name="Employees"/>
|-
! scope="row" | Brian Lindsay
| [[File:Brian-Lindsay.jpg|100px]]
| Artist (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|4J_BKL_1}}
|-
! scope="row" | Tom Naylor
| [[File:Tom-Naylor.jpg|100px]]
| UI Artist (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|Tom_2Monocle}}
|-
! scope="row" | Michael Hansen
| [[File:Michael-Hansen.jpg|100px]]
| Lead Artist (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|MRH_4J}}
|-
! scope="row" | David Keningale
| [[File:David.jpg|100px]]
| Art Director (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|4JDavid}}
|-
! scope="row" | Ryan Mitchell
| [[File:Ryumitch.jpg|100px]]
| Junior Level Designer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|Ryumitch}}
|-
! scope="row" | Scott Jarron
| [[File:ScottJaron.png|100px]]
| Junior Level Designer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|4JScott}}
|-
! scope="row" | Julie D Kennedy
| [[File:JulieDKennedy.png|100px]]
| Junior UI Artist (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|Danger_Kennedy}}
|-
! scope="row" | Thomas Fyfe
| 
| Junior Level Designer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|thomasfyfe}}
|}

=== Business ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" data-description="Employees"
! Name<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Avatar<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Position<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! X (Twitter)<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Bug Tracker<br><ref name="Bugtracker"/>
|-
! scope="row" | Paddy Burns
| [[File:Paddy-Burns.jpg|100px]]
| Chief Executive Officer (''4J Studios'')
| {{tweet|padware}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | Chris van der Kuyl
| [[File:Chris-van-der-Kuyl.jpg|100px]]
| Chairman (''4J Studios'')
| {{tweet|chrisvdk}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | Richard Reavy
| [[File:RichardReavy.png|100px]]
| Chief Technology Officer (''4J Studios'')
| {{tweet|rreavy}}
| [https://bugs.mojang.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=4jpaddy 4jpaddy]
|}

=== Alumni ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" data-description="Employees"
! Name<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Avatar<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! Position<br><ref name="Employees"/>
! X (Twitter)<br><ref name="Employees"/>
|-
! scope="row" | Rebecca O'Neil
| [[File:Rebecca-O'Neil.jpg|100px]]
| Art Intern (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|beccenstein_}}
|-
! scope="row" | James Vaughan
| [[File:James-Vaughan.png|100px|class=pixel-image]]
| 
| 
|-
! scope="row" | Harry Gordon
| [[File:Harry-Gordon.jpg|100px]]
| Developer (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|hejgordon}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jamie Keddie
| 
| Contractor (''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]])
| {{tweet|JoyrideGames}}
|-
! scope="row" | George Vaughan
| 
| 
| 
|}

== Contractors ==
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! Name
! Task
! X '''(Twitter)'''
! Notes
|-
! scope="row" | Gareth Coker
| Composed and produced music for all non-licensed {{LCE}} [[Minecraft:Mash-up pack|mash-up packs]]<ref>{{tweet|4jstudios|624564359000403968|@webecomplex Thanks to @garethcoker for the music :)|July 24, 2015}}</ref> (excluding ''[[Minecraft:Festive Mash-up|Festive]]'' and ''Halloween 2015''<ref>{{tweet|4jstudios|657528284218052609|.@dexinsaintsrow1 Scary Halloween 2015 Mash-up Pack music by @C418 :)|October 23, 2015}}</ref>), the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' mash-up pack<ref>According to the Legacy Console Edition credits</ref>, and all music for [[Minecraft:Mini games|mini games]] except for four [[Minecraft:Battle (mini game)|Battle]] tracks.
| {{tweet|garethcoker}}
| Made the music for Halo Infinite, Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest, and ARK Survival Evolved
|-
! scope="row" | {{va|Aeralie Brighton}}
| Vocals for the [[Minecraft:Mash-up pack#Greek Mythology Edition|Greek Mythology Mash-up pack]]<ref>{{tweet|garethcoker|624626954197532673|Minecraft Greek Mythology Mash-Up pack is out! With vocals from @AeralieBrighton and some orchestra too! https://youtu.be/KJyIGvLTSNA|July 24, 2015}}</ref>
| {{tweet|AeralieBrighton}}
|Did vocals for Ori and the Blind Forest
|}

== Games ==
4J Studios has developed the following games:
*''[[Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition|Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition]]'' (Xbox 360) (2012)
*''[[Minecraft:PlayStation 3 Edition|Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition]]'' (PS3) (2013)
*''[[Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition|Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition]]'' (PS4) (2014)
*''[[Minecraft:Xbox One Edition|Minecraft: Xbox One Edition]]'' (Xbox One) (2014)
*''[[Minecraft:PlayStation Vita Edition|Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition]]'' (PS Vita, PS TV) (2014)
*''[[Minecraft:Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' (Wii U) (2015)
*''[[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch Edition|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' (Nintendo Switch) (2017)

They have ported/remade the following games to other consoles:
*''{{w|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion}}'' (PS3) (2007)
*''{{w|Overlord: Raising Hell}}'' (PS3) (2008)
*''[[Minecraft:Banjo-Kazooie]]'' (Xbox 360) (2008)
*''{{w|Banjo-Tooie}}'' (Xbox 360) (2009)
*''[[Minecraft:Perfect Dark]]'' (Xbox 360) (2010)

4J Studios has developed the following original games:
*''{{w|Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships (video game)|Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships}}'' (Xbox, PS2) (2005)
*''{{w|Star Trek: Encounters}}'' (PS2) (2006)
*''{{w|Star Trek: Conquest}}'' (Wii, PS2) (2007)
*''{{w|AMF Bowling Pinbusters!}}'' (Nintendo DS) (2008)
*''{{w|Ducati Moto}}'' (Nintendo DS) (2008)
*''Wuggle'' (iOS) (2009)
*''Texas Wuggle'' (iOS) (2009)
*''Manic Mechanics'' (Nintendo Switch) (2023) (Windows, Xbox One, PS4) (2024)

4J Studios is working on the following games:
* ''[https://reforj.game Reforj]''

4J Studios has published the following original games:
*''Skye Tales'' (Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4) (2023)

== External links ==
* [http://4jstudios.com 4J Studios' website]
* [https://twitter.com/4JStudios 4J Studios' X/Twitter profile]

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