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|languages = English, Spanish<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|381227500157669376}}</ref> | |languages = English, Spanish<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|381227500157669376}}</ref> | ||
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|known_for = Minecraft Marathon<br> [[Minecraft:Player_Head#Marc's Head Format|MHF Heads]]<br> | |known_for = Minecraft Marathon<br> [[Minecraft:Player_Head#Marc's Head Format|MHF Heads]]<br>[[Minecraft:Blub]]<ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mnpscdihi224|The pet here was a mob that was nearly cut several times as we navigated scope over the years. I grabbed it as a pet because everyone who saw it went 😍😍 and I knew we needed it.|June 7, 2026|userlink=[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]}}</ref> | ||
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In November 2024 Marc created the [https://go.bsky.app/HeHWmUN Mojang Team Starter Pack] to make it easier for people to follow Mojang team members on Bluesky. | In November 2024 Marc created the [https://go.bsky.app/HeHWmUN Mojang Team Starter Pack] to make it easier for people to follow Mojang team members on Bluesky. | ||
In October 2026, Marc donated Mojang merchandise to the {{w|Desert Bus for Hope}} charity fundraiser. A giveaway will be held on October 29, 2026 for a bundle of merch, which includes a signed [[Minecraft:iron pickaxe]] by the original Mojang team, a 10th-anniversary Mojang-themed [[Minecraft:llama]] [[Minecraft:plush]] distributed to staff, a ''[[Minecraft: China Edition]]'' team jacket, a {{MCL}} jacket,a {{MCD2}} stitched playmat, a [[Minecraft:Crafter Cape]] code card, and three {{MCD2|Corrupted Creeper Cape}} code cards. The pickaxe was given away as part of a promise Marc made in 2011 that all signed items would go to charity.<ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mvsjasmgqs2g|Packaging some items for a charity event this year. Some very old and rare things here! That pickaxe makes good on a promise I made to the dev team in 2011, before I worked at Mojang, that all items they signed would go to charity. The last one just took a while! Stay tuned for how to obtain one!|September 18, 2026|userlink=[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|title=Giveaway: Minecraft and Mojang Merch Bundle|website={{w|Desert Bus for Hope}}|archive-time=20261024234608|url=https://desertbus.org/2026/prize/1cjJnLAHy2d3ZQvmygK21}}</ref> | |||
=== Mojang === | === Mojang === | ||
Mojang first met Marc at PAX Prime 2011 when he was their Exhibitor Assistant via the PAX Enforcers (convention volunteers). He was later asked to be the Volunteer Coordinator at [[Minecraft:Minecon]] 2011, and helped run the two day event. He became part of Mojang on January 16, 2012,<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|159050890060382208}}</ref> and was given the task as Customer Support Manager of creating Mojang's customer support team.<ref>[[Special:Diff/254581]]</ref><ref>[[Special:Diff/439532]]</ref> His jobs included writing the articles on http://help.minecraft.net, creating and improving customer and customer service team processes, and answering emails. | Mojang first met Marc at PAX Prime 2011 when he was their Exhibitor Assistant via the PAX Enforcers (convention volunteers). He was later asked to be the Volunteer Coordinator at [[Minecraft:Minecon]] 2011, and helped run the two day event. He became part of Mojang on January 16, 2012,<ref>{{tweet|Marc_IRL|159050890060382208}}</ref> and was given the task as Customer Support Manager of creating Mojang's customer support team.<ref>[[Special:Diff/254581]]</ref><ref name="edit 2">[[Special:Diff/439532]]</ref> His jobs included writing the articles on http://help.minecraft.net, creating and improving customer and customer service team processes, and answering emails.<ref name="edit 2"/> | ||
Up until June 2020 Marc was part of team managing content for the ''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] and adding maps to [[Minecraft:Minecraft Realms]].<ref>{{tweet|marc_irl|687030270764167169}}</ref> | Up until June 2020 Marc was part of team managing content for the ''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] and adding maps to [[Minecraft:Minecraft Realms]].<ref>{{tweet|marc_irl|687030270764167169}}</ref> | ||
Marc | Marc started working on {{MCD2}} as a producer for {{MCD2|mob}}s and {{MCD2|item}}s, and ended up as “everything {{Hover|PO|Product Owner}} (but especially {{MCD2|achievements}} and {{MCD2|cosmetic}}s and coordinating teams beyond the dev team)”.<ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mx3fersbdc2r|I started the project as a mobs and items producer. I ended it as the “everything PO (but especially achievements and cosmetics and coordinating teams beyond the dev team)”. I no longer had a team, which is an oddity. It let me take fun things but also tackle hard things that fell between teams.|October 4, 2026}}</ref> He also worked on crossover [[Minecraft:Minecraft|vanilla]] features such as the [[Minecraft:Aurora Cape|Aurora]], [[Minecraft:Twisted Cape|Twisted]], and [[Minecraft:Hero Cape]]s.<ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mwmcafh5is2d|Fun fact, I kinda sorta art directed this one? The original was one of our spare Dungeons II concepts, a Sift-like cape. I held onto it for a while, gave additional feedback, and two more Minecraft artists worked on the cape and wings. I think I named it too, it’s been “aurora” for a while.|September 28, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mvdmuex7ws2z|As for Twisted and Hero, those were *my* features I worked on!|September 12, 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Marc - Mojang avatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar | File:Marc - Mojang avatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar | ||
File:Marc Watson Mojang avatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2016–2021 | File:Marc Watson Mojang avatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2016–2021 | ||
File:MarcWatsonAvatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2021–present | File:MarcWatsonAvatar.png|Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2021–present | ||
File:12marc40awesome.png|"12marc40awesome", a joke snapshot depiction from [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w40a|12w40a]] | File:12marc40awesome.png|"12marc40awesome", a joke snapshot depiction from [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w40a|12w40a]] | ||
File:MCD2 Marc Watson with Blub.webp|Watson with a [[Minecraft:blub]]. | File:MCD2 Marc Watson with Blub.webp|Watson with a [[Minecraft:blub]] at [[Minecraft:gamescom 2026]] | ||
Marc unable to hold the blubs.webp|Watson attempting to hold many blub plushies<ref>{{Bsky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3mwma4wu26k2d|Why can’t I hold all these blubs??|September 28, 2026|userlink=Marc Watson}}</ref> | |||
File:MCD2 Mojang Countdown.webp | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:11, 27 October 2026
Marc Watson is a product manager<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at Minecraft:Mojang Studios, working with the New Games team. Prior to June 2020, Marc worked as a content manager. Before January 2016, he also worked as a customer support agent, rising to become a customer support administrator.
About
Marc previously worked in customer service for a large insurance company. He performs improvisational comedy, attends every Penny Arcade Expo,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and is the director of Minecraft Marathon, an annual event that raises money for the Child's Play Charity.<ref>Special:Diff/254582</ref>
In August 2014, Marc moved to Sweden to work from the Mojang office,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> instead of at home in Bellevue, Washington,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> as he previously did.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
In November 2024 Marc created the Mojang Team Starter Pack to make it easier for people to follow Mojang team members on Bluesky.
In October 2026, Marc donated Mojang merchandise to the Template:W charity fundraiser. A giveaway will be held on October 29, 2026 for a bundle of merch, which includes a signed Minecraft:iron pickaxe by the original Mojang team, a 10th-anniversary Mojang-themed Minecraft:llama Minecraft:plush distributed to staff, a Minecraft: China Edition team jacket, a Template:MCL jacket,a Template:MCD2 stitched playmat, a Minecraft:Crafter Cape code card, and three Template:MCD2 code cards. The pickaxe was given away as part of a promise Marc made in 2011 that all signed items would go to charity.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref><ref>Template:Cite</ref>
Mojang
Mojang first met Marc at PAX Prime 2011 when he was their Exhibitor Assistant via the PAX Enforcers (convention volunteers). He was later asked to be the Volunteer Coordinator at Minecraft:Minecon 2011, and helped run the two day event. He became part of Mojang on January 16, 2012,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and was given the task as Customer Support Manager of creating Mojang's customer support team.<ref>Special:Diff/254581</ref><ref name="edit 2">Special:Diff/439532</ref> His jobs included writing the articles on http://help.minecraft.net, creating and improving customer and customer service team processes, and answering emails.<ref name="edit 2"/>
Up until June 2020 Marc was part of team managing content for the Minecraft Minecraft:Marketplace and adding maps to Minecraft:Minecraft Realms.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
Marc started working on Template:MCD2 as a producer for Template:MCD2s and Template:MCD2s, and ended up as “everything Template:Hover (but especially Template:MCD2 and Template:MCD2s and coordinating teams beyond the dev team)”.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref> He also worked on crossover vanilla features such as the Aurora, Twisted, and Minecraft:Hero Capes.<ref>Template:Bsky</ref><ref>Template:Bsky</ref>
Gallery
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Watson's official Mojang avatar
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Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2016–2021
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Watson's official Mojang avatar from 2021–present
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"12marc40awesome", a joke snapshot depiction from 12w40a
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Watson with a Minecraft:blub at Minecraft:gamescom 2026
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Watson attempting to hold many blub plushies<ref>Template:Bsky</ref>
Notes
References
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