Mojang celebrates Minecraft's 11th birthday with a new logo and slight name change

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The studio also reveals plans for future projects

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In celebration of Minecraft's 11th anniversary, Mojang has changed its name to Mojang Studios and unveiled a new logo. 

The decision for the slight name change and logo refresh has been detailed in a recent article from the studio's creative communication's head Thomas Wiborgh on Minecraft's official website:  

"But why would we need a new name and logo in the first place? Well, why not? Humans like to reinvent themselves from time to time, so it's only right that we extend the same courtesy to a company that's been around for over a decade. I mean, would you still wear the outfit that perfectly designed your style in 2009?" 

(Image credit: Mojang Studios)

Of course, the change isn't just to give the studio a new lick of paint. The post also points to just how much Mojang Studios has grown since it started over a decade ago: "From our humble beginnings in Stockholm, we are entering the 20's as a multi-title, multi-location company… There are also several studios around the world, all part of Mojang. Which, in a stroke of genius, inspired our new name". 

Mojang Studios has also released a trailer showing off the new logo. Most interesting of all, both the article and trailer reveal some of the future projects the studio is working on, with plans for a feature film and an "epic live show", as well as "playing with ideas for brand new games." 

Mojang Studios' latest upcoming release Minecraft Dungeons is due to launch later this month on May 26 after it was delayed. It's exciting to see the studio is playing around with new game ideas, and the new logo teases that the studio is setting out to explore "new corners of the Minecraft universe". 

"Play is at the heart of Mojang Studios. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy," Wiborgh writes, "and even entangled in our name (which roughly translates to “gadget” in lovely, old-timey Swedish). And now, finally, it’s squarely planted in our new, modular logo."

Wiborgh ended the post by thanking the Mojang community, saying, "as we celebrate Minecraft’s 11th birthday, we’re reminded that none of this would have been possible without you, our amazing community. When we talk about developing new games, and find (or invent!) entirely new avenues for creativity, know that Minecraft and its community will always be at the center of our universe."

Want to know more? Check out our Minecraft Dungeons beta preview. 

Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.