Tag: Minecraft
News Mojang Is Building a Native PS5 Version of Minecraft, And It Needs Your Help
Test it out from today
Minecraft is fully playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility, but a native new-gen version is on the way – and you may be eligible to test it from today. Those of you who own the iconic indie will be able to test out a “preview” of the updated release by navigating to ‘Settings’ > ‘Preview’ within the...
News Looks Like Minecraft Will Get a Native PS5 Version Soon
Backend listings spotted
After digging up some fresh evidence, Minecraft fans are getting excited about what appears to be a proper PS5 port of the sandbox-'em-up. The PS4 edition of Minecraft is of course playable on PS5 thanks to backwards compatibility, but it's a rickety old version at this point. The Xbox version was updated at the end of last...
News Minecraft Legends Development Ends Less Than a Year After Launch
Gone, but not forgotten
Mojang has announced that action strategy spin-off Minecraft Legends will receive no further updates, meaning there won't be any new content, Lost Legends, or Marketplace DLC coming to the game. It's a surprising announcement, considering the game only launched in April of last year. Minecraft itself remains the best-selling...
News Jack Black to Star as Steve in Minecraft Movie
Chris Pratt is screaming
In an age of successful movies based on video game characters like Mario, Sonic, and Nathan Drake, it was perhaps inevitable that we would get a Minecraft movie starring Jack Black as unassuming player-insert Steve. The actor confirmed the casting on Instagram in a suitably silly style; the film is targeting a 2025 release...
News Minecraft’s Free Trials and Tales Update Has a PS4 Release Date
Sniffer it out
The latest free content update for Minecraft, Trails and Tales, has been dated for release on 7th June. This update adds a whole host of new content: biomes, mobs, features, blocks, armour, and more. The major release sees the addition of some long awaited features, including cherry blossom biomes and archeology, where players are...
Mini Review Minecraft Legends (PS5) - Streamlined Strategy for the Young at Heart
The Piglins are revolting
Minecraft Legends brings a fairly unique mix of action and strategy to Mojang's famous cubed universe, in which you must defend the Overworld from a ravaging horde of interdimensional Piglin invaders. It's quite fun in short bursts, too, but simplicity and repetition quickly set in, meaning those looking for an engaging...
News Minecraft's Dungeons & Dragons Mode Promises an Adventure of D20 Proportions
Dice, blocks, and all the rest
You've got to hand it to Mojang, constantly finding ways to refresh Minecraft for a new generation or audience. Enter Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons, an all-new game mode with a tabletop twist, made with the cooperation and support of the warlocks over at Wizards of the Coast. Players will begin in the time-honoured...
News The Blue Bomber Comes to Minecraft in Epic Megaman X DLC Crossover
Don't get mad, get square
Minecraft has had some pretty awesome crossover DLC recently, with SpongeBob Squarepants and Buzz Lightyear getting the old Mojang razzle-dazzle. Next up is the Blue Bomber himself, with Minecraft's Megaman X pack available on PS4 now. To the tune of the original and
News Minecraft Legends Shaping Up to Be a Real Treat, Marches onto PS5, PS4 in April
It's hip to be square
Few franchises have the endurance and adaptability of Minecraft. Case in point: Minecraft Legends shares many touchstones with the mainline series, like its quirky sense of humour and iconic art design, but is looking like it might have the chops to be a super fun competitive strategy game in its own right. We got a couple of...
News Minecraft Legends Is a Strategy Game Perfect for Console Squares
Strategy²
Minecraft Legends is a fun new spin on the Minecraft formula we all know and love, combining it with elements of a real-time strategy game that looks like an exciting, fast-paced mix. It looks like it will be right at home on console, as players will give commands in a more action-oriented fashion than is generally traditional for an RTS...
News You Live in a Pineapple Under the Sea in Minecraft's SpongeBob DLC
More square than ever!
In what is perhaps the most essential crossover in gaming history, SpongeBob and his friends are making the transition to Minecraft in its latest DLC, and what's more, it's available right now. Explore the luscious Jellyfish fields, grab a bite to eat at the Krusty Krab, or just hang out at everyone's favourite undersea...
News Buzz Lightyear Comes to Minecraft in DLC Collaboration Between Mojang and Disney
To infinity, and beyond!
Everybody's favourite Space Ranger is coming to Minecraft in glorious, blocky form, as a part of the Minecraft x Lightyear DLC, and it's available right now on PS4. Experience Buzz Lightyear's origin story across five missions, which will take players through diverse biomes after the intrepid explorer crash lands on an...
News Minecraft Legends Is a PS5, PS4 Strategy Adaptation Coming in 2023
Brick tactics
Minecraft’s already been a Diablo-esque dungeon crawler, so it’s pretty versatile. We suppose Minecraft Legends is no real surprise, then – an “action strategy game” coming in 2023. “Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction,” the press release teases. “The ravaging piglins have...
News Minecraft's the Wild Update is Now Live, Introduces the Deep Dark Biome
In the deep, dark places of the world
Minecraft's long-awaited free update, The Wild, is now live, and it introduces the brand new Deep Dark biome, along with a veritable boatload of changes, fixes, and improvements and additions. Also, frogs and eldritch nightmares. The Deep Dark is a dimly-lit and eerie area that can be found far beneath the...
News Angry Birds Wings It with Minecraft Add-On for PS4
The birds and the bricks
Minecraft is in a flap, and it’s all because of those pesky Angry Birds. Available now in the Minecraft Marketplace, you can pick up a new expansion inspired by Rovio’s legendary puzzler. The add-on will see you play as familiar fowl Red, as you seek to rescue your birdnapped buddies. Recover your pals, and you’ll...
News Minions Come to Minecraft in Latest Crossover Collaboration
C'est banana
Movie franchise Minions is the latest to get a Minecraft makeover, as part of a new DLC pack released just in time for new film, Minions: Rise of Gru. The DLC will see you assuming the role of a yellow henchman, as you bring the fight to “iconic villains like the Vicious Six, El Macho, and Vector”. It’s available in the Minecraft...
News Sonic the Hedgehog Celebrates Anniversary with Minecraft Pack
Might be the best Sonic in eons
Outside of the content being created in Dreams, this might just be the best Sonic the Hedgehog game in quite some time. A meaty DLC pack has released in Minecraft, featuring the iconic blue blur and his band of furry friends. Billed as an “infinite 3D runner”, the content will see you sprinting through distinct...
News Minecraft PS4 Adds New Set of Trophies as Caves and Cliffs Releases
Cliffs notes
Mojang has crafted up an entire second set of Trophies for Minecraft: PS4 Edition, which has rolled out alongside the anticipated Caves & Cliffs Part 1 update today. The new set will allow the developer to significantly expand on the number of Trophies already included with the game, with 130 virtual trinkets now available. Three...
News Minecraft Will Become the GOAT Next Summer with Goats
🐐
Ever wondered what’s new in the world of Minecraft? Quite a lot, it turns out. Speaking over the weekend as part of fan convention Minecraft Live 2020, developer Mojang announced a gigantic Caves & Cliffs update for the iconic craft-‘em-up, which is set to release next summer. This is an absolutely gigantic expansion, hence the hefty...
News Minecraft PSVR Support Arrives Today with Free Game Update
Build virtually anything
Earlier this month, Sony revealed that Minecraft would be getting PlayStation VR support. The blocky survival sandbox will be fully playable in virtual reality using a DualShock 4 controller, letting you get a feel for how big the structures you make really are. The game has been playable in VR on PC for a while now, but...
News Minecraft Adds PSVR Support with Free Update Later This Month
Crafty
The first of Sony's PlayStation VR spotlight announcements has arrived, and it's actually a rather cool one. The uber-popular Minecraft will be receiving full PSVR support later this month as part of a free PlayStation 4 update. This virtual reality support extends to the entire game, meaning it's not its own separate mod
News Minecraft's Jurassic World DLC Proves That Bricks Find a Way
We need more teeth
The new Jurassic World movie is back in production after a brief coronavirus-induced shooting hiatus, but while you wait for the film to release, Minecraft should help to satiate your hunger for dinosaur-themed media. To be fair, this update looks absolutely fantastic, whisking you away to an idyllic island where life simply finds...
Game of the Decade Minecraft's Emergent Gameplay and Player Freedom Led to Global Domination
You mine, and you craft
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
News Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Will Have You Login to an Xbox Account on Your PS4
Update: Now officially confirmed
Update (9/12/2019): Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has been officially confirmed for PS4. This means you'll be able to play cross-platform with those using other hardware. It also grants access to the Minecraft Marketplace, where you can find new skins, worlds, and other bits and bobs. Anyone who already owns Minecraft...
News Minecraft Support Officially Axed on PS3, PS Vita
Chip off the old block
Minecraft’s final update – which includes support for the Nightmare Before Christmas mash-up pack – has been released on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, effectively ending support for those versions of the game. Joining the ageing Sony systems are the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii U, which have also been binned by developer...
News Minecraft's Better Together Update Could Yet Come to PS4
Cross-play conversation re-opened
Fortnite wasn’t the first game to start the cross-play conversation: it was actually Minecraft. You may remember Microsoft announcing the Better Together update for every system but the PlayStation 4, because back then the Japanese giant wasn’t playing ball. It’s slowly opening up its do
News Of Course There's a Final Fantasy XV Skin Pack for Minecraft
We expected it sooner
A Final Fantasy XV skin pack for Minecraft? But of course. The pack's available on the PlayStation Store now, coming in at £2.49 in the UK and $4.55 in North America. Square Enix's adventure joins the likes of Mass Effect and Skyrim when it comes to Minecraft add-ons. The more the merrier, we suppose. Given Final Fantasy XV's...
News Microsoft Would 'Love' to Work with Sony on Major Minecraft Update
But it ain't happening yet
Sony has blocked Microsoft from releasing Minecraft’s big ‘Better Together’ update on the PlayStation 4, and this story’s probably going to rumble on until it changes its mind – or everyone gets tired of talking about it. The patch aims to unite communities across consoles, but as announced at E3 2017, the...
Opinion Why Sony Won't Support Cross-Console Play
At least not while it's got the largest install base
Minecraft brings people together, and with a future update, it will bring consoles together. Mojang announced during Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference last night that it’s unifying the block buster across a variety of platforms: Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and even phones. The update means...
E3 2017 Sony's Clearly Not a Fan of Cross-Console Play
Minecraft goes cross-console on everything but PS4
Microsoft is unifying pretty much all versions of Minecraft – except, of course, the PlayStation editions. While the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, smartphone, and even virtual reality versions will all be updated to amalgamate the experience, it seems Sony has said no to such an endeavour –...
News Minecraft Vita Is Sony's First Japanese Million Seller in Over a Decade
And it's technically a Microsoft game
Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has sold over one million units at retail in Japan according to tracking firm Media Create. This means that – despite the brand being owned by Microsoft – it's the first Sony published title since 2004 to hit seven digits. The last first-party release to achieve the target was Gran...
News Minecraft's Braving Radiation with Fallout DLC
Mind the ghouls
Wow, it's been a while since we wrote about Minecraft, but its newly announced Fallout skin pack looks too cool to ignore. We spotted a ton of locations from the open world titles in the trailer that we've embedded above, including a rather blocky replica of the Prydwen from Fallout 4. The DLC is coming to the console versions of...
News Minecraft: Story Mode Wraps Up Next Week on PS4, PS3
But scores three additional episodes later in the year
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Okay, so the good news is that Telltale's dismal Minecraft spin-off will conclude next week, with Episode 5: Order Up due out from 29th March on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The bad news? The developer's decided to extend the season by three...
Review Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 4: A Block and A Hard Place (PS4)
A fitting end, but not really
Telltale's fourth Minecraft release over the course of just a few months continues the breakneck launch schedule that the developer has suddenly become fond of. We've been weary of this rapid schedule from day one because it's in such stark contrast to their normally overly long, drawn out release time frame - and this...
Review Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 3: The Last Place You Look (PS4)
Begin the rebuild
A short month and a half after Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode premiered, we have already arrived at the third episode of the season. The first instalment wasn't exactly something that we were convinced by, but it left us interested. Unfortunately, Episode Two delivered one of the weakest episodic releases that we've seen in some...
News Brickin' Hell! Minecraft: Story Mode Squares Up Next Week
We didn't axe for this
This is not what we've come to expect from Telltale. The developer is notorious for its drawn out release schedules, but it's crafted Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 3: The Last Place You Look in no time at all. Ordinarily we'd be tossing the developer a hunk of meat and giving it a bop on the bonce, but we've been really...
Review Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone (PS4)
Crafty devils
Minecraft: Story Mode is Telltale Games' newest series. While it currently has two other releases with unfinished seasons – Game of Thrones and Tales from the Borderlands – at least we know that one of them will be wrapping up very soon. So, the time seems ripe to begin a new episodic adventure. Unfortunately, the studio seems to...
News Minecraft: Story Mode Begins Its Quest on PS4, PS3 from 13th October
Block buster
Minecraft: Story Mode has the potential to be the biggest thing since breaking bricks with your fists or a colossal flop – but whichever paved path it takes, we'll find out soon. Telltale Games has confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that the first episode, The Order of the Stone, will launch on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 from...
News Star Wars Brings the Force to Minecraft: PlayStation Edition
The empire strikes block
Sony's billing the PlayStation 4 as the system for Star Wars, so it would be a bit embarrassing if it didn't get Luke Skywalker and crew into the PlayStation versions of Minecraft. Fortunately, through a collaboration with "Disney Interactive, LucasFilm, and Microsoft" – seriously, this is written on the PlayStation Blog...
News Minecraft: Story Mode Has Been Detailed, and It's Building onto PS4, PS3 this Year
We nether saw this coming
Joining the ranks of Telltale's The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and more recent Tales from the Borderlands releases is Minecraft: Story Mode, an episodic game series that will create new lore for Minecraft. The title was properly revealed earlier today at this year's Minecon convention. Instead of following the story of
News Woohoo! The Simpsons are Bringing a Lot of Yellow to Minecraft on PS4, PS3, Vita
Mmmm, pixelated blocks
Fans of The Simpsons may well be drooling like a starved Homer right about now, with the announcement that Minecraft's getting a rather large set of character skins based on the animated comedy. The DLC pack will be bringing its yellowy charm to PlayStation platforms this week, and it'll set you back £3.29. While the show...
News Minecraft Enters Orbit with Mass Effect DLC This Week
Block to the future
Minecraft's getting two new DLC packs this week on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. Alongside the not-that-interesting Pattern Texture Pack, which applies soft colours and knitted animals to your blocky world, you'll also be able to jet into space with the Mass Effect Mash-Up Pack. As its name suggests, this will coat the...
News How Did Telltale Games End Up Working on a New Minecraft?
New studio boss spills the beans
Ever since its announcement, we've been wondering just how Telltale Games can make a narrative-driven adaptation of Minecraft. It's easily one of the strangest gaming match ups of recent times, but thanks to Games Industy.biz, we now know how the partnership came into being. Interviewing the developer's new CEO...
News Minecraft: Story Mode Is the Latest Episodic Adventure from Telltale Games
You read that right
If you thought that Tales from the Borderlands was a strange fit for Telltale Games, then nothing will prepare you for this. As part of a bizarre collaboration with Mojang, the Californian company has announced its latest episodic project: Minecraft: Story Mode. The title will presumably deal with all of that deep subject matter...
News Minecraft: PS Vita Edition Secures System's Third Strongest UK Debut
Up there with the launch titles
Well, this is a surprise – and it makes the absence of a themed hardware bundle for the holidays all the more confusing. The physical version of Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has secured the third-biggest debut ever for the PlayStation Vita in the UK, with only launch titles Uncharted: Golden Abyss and
News Minecraft's Taking a Seasonal Holiday to Skyrim In the Near Future
DLC pack is soaring onto Sony platforms
Ah, Skyrim. A setting full of glorious natural beauty, strange beasts, hardy people, plenty of mead, and more technical bugs than you can imagine. It's a virtual world that we're sure many readers will remember with fondness, but how would you like to explore those cold Northern reaches all over again on...
Review Minecraft: PS Vita Edition (PlayStation Vita)
Brick slayer
So, let’s get the obvious gag out of the way: Microsoft has a better PlayStation Vita lineup than Sony this year. Following the Redmond-based organisation’s somewhat unexpected acquisition of Mojang last month, it was touch and go for all of a few minutes whether Minecraft: PS Vita Edition would ever release at all. Fortunately, it...
News MineCraft Builds a Brick House on PlayStation Vita Next Week
Mine and yours
Prior to the Microsoft acquisition, there were a few concerns that it would never happen, but MineCraft: PS Vita Edition finally has a date – in Europe at least. 4J Studios – the team behind the portable port – revealed on Twitter overnight that the handheld house making simulator will deploy on
Weirdness This Minecraft Remake of P.T. is Almost as Scary as The Original
Block party
It was only a matter of time before a crafty fan remade Hideo Kojima's harrowing P.T. demo in Minecraft, and, as usual, the enterprising community has outdone itself. All of your favourite moments are represented here: the famous looping hallway, the embarrassingly dirty bathroom, and, of course, the lingering sense that downloading this...
News Shuhei Yoshida Congratulated Phil Spencer Over Minecraft Acquisition
Building bridges
The console war may be painted as a fierce battleground on the web, but in reality, that’s not the case at all. We already know that Xbox chief Phil Spencer has a good relationship with many of PlayStation’s more popular executives – and that mutual respect runs both ways. In fact, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei...
