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'''Code Club AB''' is a [[video game development]] company based in [[Motala]], [[Sweden]]. They develop the [[sandbox game|sandbox]] [[MMORPG]] [[Wurm Online]] and its standalone version, [[Wurm Unlimited]].
'''Code Club AB''' is a [[video game development]] company based in [[Motala]], [[Sweden]]. They develop the [[sandbox game|sandbox]] [[MMORPG]] [[Wurm Online]] and its standalone version, [[Wurm Unlimited]].
== History ==
== History ==
Although development on their game, [[Wurm Online]], had started in 2003, Code Club AB was officially founded as Mojang Specifications by Rolf Jansson and [[Markus Persson]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xsolla.com/blog/2015/04/22/interview-with-ceo-of-code-club-ab-developer-of-sandbox-mmo-wurm-online/ |title=Code Club History |accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref> Later in 2007, Markus Persson stopped developing for [[Wurm Online]] and left the company. Since Markus Persson preferred to use the name Mojang himself, Rolf Jansson renamed Mojang Specifications to Onetoofree AB. On October 12, 2011, the company was renamed Code Club AB.
Code Club AB was founded as Mojang Specifications by Rolf Jansson and [[Markus Persson]] in 2003 for development of their game Wurm Online. In 2007, it was converted into a limited liability company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xsolla.com/blog/2015/04/22/interview-with-ceo-of-code-club-ab-developer-of-sandbox-mmo-wurm-online/ |title=Code Club History |accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref> Later in 2007, Markus Persson stopped developing for [[Wurm Online]] and left the company. Since Markus Persson preferred to use the name Mojang himself, Rolf Jansson renamed Mojang Specifications to Onetoofree AB. On October 12, 2011, the company was renamed Code Club AB.


In 2011, the company hired their first paid employee, a client developer who has since been responsible for an overhaul of the lighting system. This was later followed by a lead artist being hired by the developer, resulting in a total of two known employees as of July 2011.
In 2011, the company hired their first paid employee, a client developer who has since been responsible for an overhaul of the lighting system. This was later followed by a lead artist being hired by the developer, resulting in a total of two known employees as of July 2011.

Revision as of 20:59, 5 June 2016

Code Club AB
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
HeadquartersBispmotalagatan 7A, 1tr 591 30 Motala, Sweden[1]
Key people
Rolf Jansson (CEO)
ProductsWurm Online
Websitewww.codeclub.se

Code Club AB is a video game development company based in Motala, Sweden. They develop the sandbox MMORPG Wurm Online and its standalone version, Wurm Unlimited.

History

Code Club AB was founded as Mojang Specifications by Rolf Jansson and Markus Persson in 2003 for development of their game Wurm Online. In 2007, it was converted into a limited liability company.[2] Later in 2007, Markus Persson stopped developing for Wurm Online and left the company. Since Markus Persson preferred to use the name Mojang himself, Rolf Jansson renamed Mojang Specifications to Onetoofree AB. On October 12, 2011, the company was renamed Code Club AB.

In 2011, the company hired their first paid employee, a client developer who has since been responsible for an overhaul of the lighting system. This was later followed by a lead artist being hired by the developer, resulting in a total of two known employees as of July 2011.

Games

Title Year Genre Platforms Notes
Wurm Online 12 December 2012 Sandbox Windows, Linux, Mac
Wurm Unlimited 12 October 2015 Sandbox Windows, SteamOS, Linux
  1. ^ "Code Club Location". Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Code Club History". Retrieved 5 June 2016.