Code Club AB
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2007 |
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| Headquarters | , Sweden |
Key people | Rolf Jansson (CEO) |
| Products | Wurm Online |
| Parent | Game Chest (2019–present) |
| Website | codeclub.se |
Code Club AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Motala. The company was founded by Rolf Jansson and Markus Persson in 2007, and was formerly known as Mojang Specifications AB and Onetoofree AB. Code Club developed Wurm Online, a massively multiplayer online sandbox game, and its successor, Wurm Unlimited.
History[edit]
Code Club AB was founded as Mojang Specifications AB by Swedish video game designers Rolf Jansson and Markus Persson in 2007, as their game, Wurm Online, began to turn a profit.[1] Later in 2007, Markus Persson stepped out of the project and left the company. However, he wished to retain the "Mojang" name for himself, leading Jansson to rename the company Onetoofree AB.[1] Jansson had issues explaining the name to others without having to spell it out, wherefore the company assumed a new name, Code Club AB, in October 2011.[1][2] On 8 July 2019, Stockholm-based Game Chest acquired 82.9% of Code Club for 3.37 million kr (US$335,000), of which 1.5 million kr in cash and 1.87 million kr in newly issued Game Chest shares.[3][4]
Games developed[edit]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
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| 2012 | Wurm Online | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | Code Club AB |
| 2015 | Wurm Unlimited | Linux, Microsoft Windows | Plug In Digital |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Chung, Ernest (22 April 2015). "Interview with CEO of Code Club AB: Developer of Sandbox MMO – Wurm Online". Xsolla. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018.
- ^ Olivetti, Justin (12 October 2011). "Wurm Online's studio changes its moniker". Engadget. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Game Chest tillträder Code Club aktier" [Game Chest acquires Code Club shares] (Press release) (in Swedish). Game Chest. 8 July 2019.
- ^ Novac, Dragos (4 July 2019). "Code Club was acquired by Game Chest for $355k". Nordic 9.