Minecraft:4J Studios

4J Studios (which stands for Jute, Jam, Journalism,Template:Note and Joysticks<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>) is an independent game development studio based in Template:W, with offices in Template:W and Template:W (previously East Linton).<ref>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 Template:W. The studio was founded by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl in 2005,<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> and is best known for developing the Minecraft: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>Template:Citation</ref> 4J Studios' current focus is developing their standalone game Reforj.

Employees

Developers

Name <ref name="Employees">https://twitter.com/4JStudios/followings</ref>	Avatar <ref name="Employees"/>	Position <ref name="Employees"/>	X (Twitter) <ref name="Employees"/>	Bug Tracker <ref name="Bugtracker">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCCE#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project%3Aissues-panel</ref>
Stuart Ross	File:Stuart-Ross.jpg	Lead developer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet	4jstu
Steven Woodward	File:Steve.jpg	QA Bug Tester (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet	4jsteve
Mark Hughes	File:MarkHughes.png	Developer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Vince Finlayson	File:VinceFinlayson.png	Developer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet	4J-Vince

Artists

Name <ref name="Employees"/>	Avatar <ref name="Employees"/>	Position <ref name="Employees"/>	X (Twitter) <ref name="Employees"/>
Brian Lindsay	File:Brian-Lindsay.jpg	Artist (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Tom Naylor	File:Tom-Naylor.jpg	UI Artist (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Michael Hansen	File:Michael-Hansen.jpg	Lead Artist (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
David Keningale	File:David.jpg	Art Director (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Ryan Mitchell	File:Ryumitch.jpg	Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Scott Jarron	File:ScottJaron.png	Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Julie D Kennedy	File:JulieDKennedy.png	Junior UI Artist (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Thomas Fyfe		Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet

Business

Name <ref name="Employees"/>	Avatar <ref name="Employees"/>	Position <ref name="Employees"/>	X (Twitter) <ref name="Employees"/>	Bug Tracker <ref name="Bugtracker"/>
Paddy Burns	File:Paddy-Burns.jpg	Chief Executive Officer (4J Studios)	Template:Tweet
Chris van der Kuyl	File:Chris-van-der-Kuyl.jpg	Chairman (4J Studios)	Template:Tweet
Richard Reavy	File:RichardReavy.png	Chief Technology Officer (4J Studios)	Template:Tweet	4jpaddy

Alumni

Name <ref name="Employees"/>	Avatar <ref name="Employees"/>	Position <ref name="Employees"/>	X (Twitter) <ref name="Employees"/>
Rebecca O'Neil	File:Rebecca-O'Neil.jpg	Art Intern (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
James Vaughan	File:James-Vaughan.png
Harry Gordon	File:Harry-Gordon.jpg	Developer (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
Jamie Keddie		Contractor (Minecraft Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition)	Template:Tweet
George Vaughan

Contractors

Name	Task	X (Twitter)	Notes
Gareth Coker	Composed and produced music for all non-licensed Template:LCE mash-up packs<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> (excluding Festive and Halloween 2015<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>), the Pirates of the Caribbean mash-up pack<ref>According to the Legacy Console Edition credits</ref>, and all music for mini games except for four Battle tracks.	Template:Tweet	Made the music for Halo Infinite, Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest, and ARK Survival Evolved
Template:Va	Vocals for the Greek Mythology Mash-up pack<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>	Template:Tweet	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:

• Template:W (PS3) (2007)
• Template:W (PS3) (2008)
• Minecraft:Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360) (2008)
• Template:W (Xbox 360) (2009)
• Minecraft:Perfect Dark (Xbox 360) (2010)

4J Studios has developed the following original games:

• Template:W (Xbox, PS2) (2005)
• Template:W (PS2) (2006)
• Template:W (Wii, PS2) (2007)
• Template:W (Nintendo DS) (2008)
• Template:W (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:

• Reforj

4J Studios has published the following original games:

• Skye Tales (Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4) (2023)

External links

• 4J Studios' website
• 4J Studios' X/Twitter profile