Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

Dec 23, 2012

1h 44m

★ 7.2

Overview

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is a feature-length documentary that follows the young company over the course of its first year as their profile expanded across the world stage and into the homes of millions of gamers. Featuring insights from industry icons, journalists, tastemakers, and players profoundly impacted by the game, the film serves as a time capsule for one of this generation's most unorthodox success stories.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

2 Player Productions

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang Trailers

Cast

Self

Markus Persson

Self

Jens Bergensten

Self

Jakob Porser

Self

Carl Manneh

Self

Peter Molyneux

Self

Tim Schafer

Self

Mike Krahulik

Self

Jerry Holkins

Self

Jonathan Blow

Self

Lewis Brindley

Self

Brent Copeland

Self

Ben Craddock

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6.8

From Dreams - Making "The Last of Us: Left Behind"

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0.0

The Surge 2: Behind The Scenes -The Evolution Of The Fledge Engine-

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4.7

Not a Game

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6.5

World of Warcraft: Looking For Group

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6.0

i.Mirror by China Tracy

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6.5

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0.0

Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

Feb 29, 1988

Hello, my name is Miho Nakayama. Thank you very much for participating in the Famicom event "Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School." And congratulations on winning a prize! I send you an autographed videotape. Please be careful with it. I will remember the drama (game) we starred together in forever as a precious memory, and I’m going to do my best in songs and dramas in the future. I’ll be happy if you also remembered this as a precious memory. And please watch over me from now on forever. Well then, I’m looking forward to the day we’ll meet again. For those who beat Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School and registered their "Best Ending" victory via the Disk Fax network, this tape was given out as a special prize to 8000 winners. This tape showcases behind the scenes footage of Nakayama Miho and her involvement in the game.

6.6

Atari: Game Over

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7.7

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

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6.7

Video Games: The New Masters of the World

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6.6

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0.0

Making of Clock Tower 3 ~How Kinji Fukasaku Changed the Game~

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0.0

Zelda no Video

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This retrospective DVD was released around the time of The Wind Waker. It features interviews with past and present Legend of Zelda producers, artists and programmers, and footage from all the game endings

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0.0

Ma bande magnétique arrière

Jun 13, 2009

No overview available.

0.0

Gamer Girl

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Gamer Girl follows Allison Drouillard, a college freshman and top ranked Valorant player. While fighting off virtual enemies, she’ll recount her battles with very real ones as she balances her interest and skill in collegiate esports with everyone else’s expectations.

6.9

Insert Coin

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The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. The documentary covers much of Mortal Kombats history, including the creation of fatalities and characters such as Liu Kang, Kitana, Johnny Cage and Scorpion.

6.0

10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective

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8.2

Sonic: The Birth of an Icon

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0.0

MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terrifying Mod

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A map uploaded by an unknown user, with secrets hidden deep inside its walls...