Minecraft studio Mojang has rebranded, and is 'playing with ideas' for new games

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Minecraft studio Mojang has rebranded: the company is now called Mojang Studios. It's a simple change designed to reflect the scale of the studio in 2020, which now has multiple branches in Sweden, the USA, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom.

The announcement Crown and Council.

(Image credit: Mojang Studios)

There's also a lot of emphasis placed on the little characters that make up the logo. These are called 'Mojangs', and while no explicit announcement has been made, it feels like they might factor heavily into whatever Mojang is planning. Perhaps they'll be a LEGO-esque physical toy that will be compatible with Microsoft's AR concerns? Pure speculation of course, but they do make a big deal of it in the trailer below:

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