4J Studios

4J Studios

Type	Private
Founder(s)	Paddy Burns, Chris van der Kuyl, and Frank Arnot
Founded	19 April 2005 (2005-04-19)
Headquarters	Dundee and Edinburgh, Scotland
Products	Minecraft: Legacy Console Edition, Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360 port), Banjo-Tooie (Xbox 360 port), and others
Links	Website

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4J Studios (which stands for Jute, Jam, Journalism,^{[note 1]} and Joysticks^[1]) is an independent game development studio based in Scotland, with offices in Dundee and Edinburgh (previously East Linton).^[2] The staff includes many former key personnel from defunct studio VIS Entertainment. It was founded by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl.^[3] They are best known for developing the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft. Although Legacy Console Edition is now discontinued, 4J Studios continues to work with Minecraft as a Marketplace partner.^[4]

Employees

Developers

Name [5]	Avatar [5]	Position [5]	X (Twitter) [5]	Bug Tracker [6]
Stuart Ross		Lead developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@4JStu	4jstu
Steven Woodward		QA Bug Tester (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@4JSteve	4jsteve
Mark Hughes		Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@mg_hughes
Vince Finlayson		Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@TheValkyrur	4J-Vince

Artists

Name [5]	Avatar [5]	Position [5]	X (Twitter) [5]
Brian Lindsay		Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@4J_BKL_1
Tom Naylor		UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@Tom_2Monocle
Michael Hansen		Lead Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@MRH_4J
David Keningale		Art Director (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@4JDavid
Ryan Mitchell		Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@Ryumitch
Scott Jarron		Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@4JScott
Julie D Kennedy		Junior UI Artist (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@Danger_Kennedy
Thomas Fyfe		Junior Level Designer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@thomasfyfe

Business

Name [5]	Avatar [5]	Position [5]	X (Twitter) [5]	Bug Tracker [6]
Paddy Burns		Chief Executive Officer (4J Studios)	@padware
Chris van der Kuyl		Chairman (4J Studios)	@chrisvdk
Richard Reavy		Chief Technology Officer (4J Studios)	@rreavy	4jpaddy

Alumni

Name [5]	Avatar [5]	Position [5]	X (Twitter) [5]
Rebecca O'Neil		Art Intern (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@beccenstein_
James Vaughan
Harry Gordon		Developer (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@hejgordon
Jamie Keddie		Contractor (Minecraft Legacy Console Edition)	@JoyrideGames
George Vaughan

Contractors

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:

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3) (2007)
• Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3) (2008)
• Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360) (2008)
• Banjo-Tooie (Xbox 360) (2009)

4J Studios has developed the following original games:

• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships (Xbox, PS2) (2005)
• Star Trek: Encounters (PS2) (2006)
• Star Trek: Conquest (Wii, PS2) (2007)
• AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Nintendo DS) (2008)
• Ducati Moto (Nintendo DS) (2008)
• Wuggle (iOS) (2009)
• Texas Wuggle (iOS) (2009)
• Perfect Dark (Xbox 360) (2010)
• 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 profile

Notes

References

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