Minecraft is whatever the player wants it to be, however there’s a chance a real time strategy spin off may emerge.

Widely released in 2011, Minecraft has become a gaming icon over the past decade, being one of the highest grossing gaming franchises. Given the amount of freedom players have, many sub-genres can be gained from the open sprawling sandbox, but a rumor has arisen that an official real time strategy game could be in the works.

The rumor originates from The Jeff Gerstmann Show, hosted by Gerstmann himself, a video game journalist, former director of GameSpot and founder of Giant Bomb. He states that he’s seen screenshots and descriptions detailing a Steve-esque character in a group about to attack “Piglins” and will have a defined story and characters.

The discussion begins at 01:19:37

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1497191934

The RTS genre would favor the Minecraft universe, as item management already being a strong component of Survival Mode, resulting in success or failure, managing fleets of fighters, their armour and other components sounds like a fit, most likely aiming a pre-teen demographic, as to ease younger players into the wealth of depth that an RTS can bring.

2015-2017 bought the Minecraft: Story Mode spin off from Telltale Games and Minecraft Dunegons, a dungeon crawler was released in 2020, both to generally positive reception, thus another spin-off sounds likely.

As Microsoft and Mojang haven’t confirmed anything, let alone a new game yet, this Minecraft RTS is still a rumour, but one that holds weight, as both companies would love to continue the monumental success of the franchise.

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One dedicated Genshin fan has recreated the entirety of Teyvat in Minecraft with stunning detail and accuracy.

One of the reasons Minecraft has continued to thrive since its initial 2009 release is the limitless creativity it allows its players. One such player has utilised that freedom to recreate the world of Genshin Impact in incredible detail.

Shared on Reddit, an incredible Minecraft builder known as DawnArchi showcased their megaproject in a stunning video of their Minecraft version of Teyvat.

The iconic locations such as the Dawn Winery, The Crux Ship, the Tenshukaku, Dragonspine, and more, are instantly recognisable. The level of detail is so outstanding; even the trees are accurately placed. I especially love the gorgeous colours of Liyue harbour, which looks even better when it’s lit up for the Lantern Rite festival.

The video itself is fantastic in its editing and use of soundtrack – and Genshin is well known for its soundtrack.

The video was reposted from the Chinese site Bilibili with permission from the creator, and Redditor H4xolotl was the one who shared it to the Minecraft subreddit and translated the subtitles as well.

I can’t even fathom how many hours of work must have gone into this creation – but it must feel amazing to be able to view the outcome in your Minecraft world!

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Following up from my last article analyzing confirmed release information and hailing our lord and savior Hatsune Miku for creating it, Minecraft has finally released it’s Cliffs And Caves 2 Expansion! Players who have downloaded the Bedrock Edition or Nintendo Switch players can now access this update’s additions in all it’s morning glory.

This Minecraft update has been hotly anticipated for some time, promising better environmental effects, all new super-sized locations, biomes, ALL OF THE RACES!

Turns out the Caves and Cliffs update was so big that Mojang have announced it will be coming out in two parts, hence this update being ‘Cliffs and Caves 2’, you see.

Between the naturally-spawning lush and dripstone caves offering new ore veins and blocks, players can also go mountaineering with Billy Goats Gruff, so try not to get yeeted from on high.

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The Minecraft Marketplace has also added new free items you can download for your avatar to make custom outfits. Get em while you can, as after this update has been out for a year, you’ll have to pay to get them.

Some concerns have been raised that the regularity of gameplay additions and updates from Mojang means the game won’t be seeing as many regular bug fixes and patches in the future, but hey, they’re a big boi gaming company that made a game that launched the careers of thousands of YouTubers, I’m sure they’ll be fine.

With that said, some biomes are in need of fixing.

The Non-Sponsored YouTuber-Shilling Tangential Power Hour!

First off, I myself have a YouTube channel, so like comment and subscribbildy-diddildy when you can. Second, I’d like to use this section to discuss the channel Folding Ideas.

Why bring this channel up? Because the presenter Dan Olson did an interesting video on Minecraft, Sandboxes and Colonialism.

I recommend watching it yourself, but the short version is, Dan makes a lot of parallels between the design philosophy of many open-world games and the practice of colonizing.

I mean, let’s break down how most popular open-world games work to the barest of bare bones minimum: A lone Man Of ActionTM explores some vast landscape of beauty and dangerous conflict, where familiarity and knowledge of the setting often translates to improved strength and/or extra mechanics that lead to you becoming the most powerful bloke around. It’s almost like there’s some kinda Empire Of The British Variety that got a kick out of dicking around with other countries, looting their boxes like Activision and congratulating themselves by framing the people already there as intrinsically less important than themselves.

Britain is far from the only country to take part in colonialism, but you get the idea, I trust. And not to get too political, but back in my pre-uni days, the furthest my knowledge of British history went back essentially consisted of WWII trivia and funny stories about Sir Francis Drake. That’s all well and good, but learning about the bad with the good? I can dig it.

And on the off-hand that this article makes it’s way to some anti-Critical Race Theory part of the internet… Trust me. I’ve studied Post-Colonial Theory and Critical Race Theory. Most of you haven’t picked up a textbook on the thing and it shows!

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Mojang, the company behind hit game Minecraft, has announced Version 1.18 will air November 30th!

How big is Minecraft? Well, when searching for Mojang’s company website, I encountered 2 Minecraft related website portals first! Anyway. Before we dive into the news, let’s have another Product Poem Power Hour!

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Minecraft Caves and Cliffs 2 Update Features:

• Dripstone caves, for any Slick Goku fans in the servers!
• Lush Caves being added to the biomes list with various new subtypes of mountains. Snowy Slopes, Mountain Meadows and more.
• Promises of some of the biggest caves and caverns seen in-game to this point.
• Local water levels, waterfalls and higher mountain tops.

But, there’s a smidge of bad news. Archaeology, backpack-like bundles, and goat horns are getting pushed back amongst other things, as Mojang announces there will be some content delays, most likely as a result of working to get this update out sooner.

“These features have been put on hold. They have not been cancelled, we just had to put them on the backburner for now” – Mojang in recent update on official Minecraft website.

Furthermore, the Warden enemy, part of the upcoming 1.19 Wild Update will also be put on hold till next year.

Minecraft version 1.18 will be available for Java Edition and Bedrock Edition both on November 30.

An Analysis On Why The “Hatsune Miku Made Minecraft” Meme is Darkly Hilarious and Tragic: Sit down and strap on, it’s story time! Hatsune Miku is a hololive character and virtual pop idol. Basically one of the earliest examples of a Vtuber. The legend goes that one day, out in the digital ether one day, some discourse arose alleging the actual (or “actual” depending on your commitment to the joke) Minecraft creator Markus Persson  made transphobic hate comments on Twitter (including, but not limited to advocating for purposeful misgendering). Not long after, a parody Twitter account of Hatsune Miku boldly claimed “I created Minecraft” and the collective online sphere from Tumblr liberals to groypers lost their collective minds!

This then set off a whole new joke genre of saying “Hatsune Miku made X” whenever an author of a popular piece of media says something queerphobic. Obviously, in terms of games and most art (Minecraft included), there’s usually a team involved with making the product, so there’s not always a single “author”/auteur in the traditional sense, but it’s a good joke format for things like the JK Rowling controversies.

Why is this meme “darkly hilarious”? In part because it speaks to a desire to have your cake and eat it too. I mean, just full on claiming “I don’t like the way things are, so I’mma tell you how the world should be and you’re gonna like it” in a pretty absurdist way. Any fan of HP Lovecraft worth their salt will tell you that for all the depth and enjoyment of his writing, the not-so-subtly racist and homophobic parts can be distracting, to put it mildly. To paraphrase one Sunburned Albino – “Think of the nicest, sweetest, most hardworking person you know in the entire world… That person does crack”! Metaphorically speaking.

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The video game that has taken the world by storm is getting its own movie. Minecraft is a sandbox video game that lets players build and create different constructions out of different blocks. Now the game has made it to the big screen.

The Minecraft movie has been confirmed for release on May 24^th 2019. The news was revealed on the Mojang blog by Vu Bui, the COO of Mojang. He said, “Yes, that might seem like a long time away, but it just so happens to be the right amount of time to make it completely awesome.”

The movie will be produced by Warner Bros. and will be released in 3D and IMAX.

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Minecraft: Story Mode first game-play trailer revealed at Minecon 2015

A Minecraft-based narrative adventure series was revealed last year by Telltale Games, The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us developer. At this year’s Minecon, Minecraft: Story Mode was revealed.

Patton Oswalt (comedian and Ratatouille lead) will be playing the part of Jesse, who must find the legendary adventure, the Order of the Stone, because “terror is unleashed”. The rest of the all-star cast will include Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West and Pee-wee Herman himself, Paul Reubens.

Telltale will be working with Mojang on this new venture and, like most Telltale series, this one will be comprised of five episodes.

“We’ve worked closely with the amazing team at Mojang to ensure this story is a natural fit for the Minecraft world fans already know and love,” said Telltale CEO and co-founder Kevin Bruner. “As Jesse, players will steer their own path through a tale of adventure and survival; all brought to life by an all-star cast. Through Telltale’s choice-based gameplay and a story spanning from the Nether to the Farlands, the End, and beyond, we can’t wait for fans to experience this new take on the beloved world of Minecraft.”

“The interactive storytellers at Telltale are giving players the chance to explore their own unique interpretation of the Minecraft universe,” added Mojang chief word officer Owen Hill. “They’ve crafted a story that follows the logic of Minecraft, but still manages to feel original. It’s actually pretty funny too. And the pig is adorable.”

Minecraft: Story Mode’s first episode will be premiered later this year on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS and Android.

Take a look at the trailer below and let us know what you think about the upcoming series!

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Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, have decided to close down their card-battle strategy game

Mojang are planning to close their card-battle strategy game, Scrolls, which will leave them with only one active game to it’s name. This would obviously be Minecraft, and even less than a year since Microsoft acquired it!

Echoes, which is the most recent update that the game received earlier this month, will be the last one that the game will get, according to the developers. The servers for Scrolls, however, will still run until July 2016.

“After much deliberation,” says Mojang, “we’ve come to an important decision that we’d like to share: Echoes will be the last major content patch for Scrolls. We won’t be adding features or sets from now on, though we are planning to keep a close eye on game balance.”

Scrolls had a beta launch back in 2013, and a full launch for Windows PC in 2014. The development of the game, as a whole, goes back to 2011, where there was even a legal fight with Bethesda Softworks. They saw the title of the game as trademark infringement on their game, The Elder Scrolls. The two companies eventually settled.

If you are a Scrolls player, then do let us know your thoughts on the closure of the game!

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Minecraft Treats!

The Simpsons are coming to Minecraft this week for the PlayStation

Owen Hill, developer Mojang’s chief world officer, has announced that The Simpsons will be arriving on Minecraft for PlayStation devices this week! The characters include Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Principal Skinner, Groundskeeper Willie, Dewey Largo, and host of many more. 

The skin pack arrived on the Xbox earlier this year for $1.99, and you can see from the photo below that there are more characters to enjoy once the pack hits the PlayStation platform this week. Undoubtedly, this is going to be a whole lot of fun!

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It’s a Minecraft Mansion!

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson sets the record for the highest bid on a property in Beverly Hills.

The legend has only gone and done it! Markus “Notch” Persson has purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills, California, for $70 million. This is the highest bid that a property has been sold for EVER in these parts, which was announced by residential brokerage John Aaroe Group. According to Polygon, Notch even outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce for the property. (This is the point where we all sit back with the look of extreme pleasure on our faces).

Notch tweeted a photo of himself in his brand new pad (see photo above) which includes “luxury furnishings”, as well as cases of Dom Perignon, a 54-foot automated glass door that opens into an infinity pool with iPad-controlled fountains and a view of the surrounding area, which spans from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean.

When Sweden-based developer Mojang was sold to Microsoft in September for $2.5 billion, Notch had owned 70% of the stake and would have made approximately $1.75 billion as a result of the deal. Following the sale, Notch, along with chief executive Carl Manneh and co-founder Jakob Porser, departed the company. 

What a lucky chap and what an amazing pad! Maybe one day he’ll have a party and invite all of us.. (I’m just reliving a dream I had about this)

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 Minecraft Lego
Oh dear.. Images of the up and coming Minecraft-themed Lego sets have been leaked!

Russian Lego retailer, Mir Kibikov, has leaked photos of the upcoming Lego sets which are Minecraft-themed. Shacknews reports that, from the images of the six upcoming sets, they will include The First Night, The Mine, Workbench, Dragon Edge, The Cave, and The End. The Russian retailer claimed that this leak was “accidental”.

The partnership was announced earlier this year by Mojang & LEGO, following the two collaborating on four Minecraft sets which are based on models suggested by fans. 

These wonderful sets are scheduled to hit the shelves this holiday season, although no release dates were mentioned with the images.

I have a feeling that everything is going to get a whole lot blockier!

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