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Mass Effect Edition add-on coming to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition this week
Microsoft wants to infuse a little Mass Effect into your Minecraft with a new add-on pack. The “Mass Effect Edition” will add 36 Mass Effect Skins, a “Pre-Built Mars Facility” World, a Mass Effect Texture Set, a Mass Effect-themed UI, and 22 music tracks from Mass Effect 3 to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. The add-on pack is priced at $3.99 and will be available this Wednesday, September 4.
Microsoft is referring to this add-on as the “first” mash-up pack, so there’s a very good chance that more are in the works. Minecraft: Halo Edition, anyone? Be sure to check out the trailer above and you can view a ton of “Mass Effect Edition” screenshots at Microsoft’s Play XBLA blog.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Minecraft, PAX Prime 2013
Minecraft is also coming to PS3 and Vita
Sony is very excited that Minecraft will be released for the PS4 during the system’s “launch window” this year. But, according to Minecraft creator Markus “notch” Persson, it’s also coming to the PS3 and Vita:
PS4, PS3 and Vita
— Markus Persson (@notch) August 20, 2013
It’s unknown if the PS3 or Vita version will be available this Fall, but I would be surprised if they weren’t.
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Gamescom 2013, Minecraft
Sony announces Minecraft, N++ for the PS4
It’s been a long time coming, but Minecraft will finally be available on a Sony system this year. The mining and crafting hit was released for the Xbox 360 last year and is expected to be available on the Xbox One this November. Minecraft for the PS4 (no word yet on if it will use the “Minecraft: PS4 Edition” name) will be available during the system’s launch window and will be released sometime between November 15 and December 31.
And N++, the “definitive” ninja platformer from Metanet Software, will also be available for the PS4 this year. It too will be released during the system’s launch window and Metanet has promised a colorful new look for the franchise, which you can get a taste of (thanks to the first teaser trailer) after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Gamescom 2013, Minecraft, N++
NCAA Football 14 finds the endzone as July’s best-selling game
The July 2013 best-selling games chart has been released by The NPD Group and EA’s NCAA Football 14 has gone to the head of the class. It will be the last game to carry the “NCAA Football” moniker as the NCAA has ended their licensing agreement with the game publisher.
A mixture of recent and older titles populates the rest of the top ten, which you can view right here:
1. NCAA Football 14 (Xbox 360, PS3)
2. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
3. The Last of Us (PS3)
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
6. Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
7. Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
8. Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)
9. NBA 2K13 (Xbox 360, PS3 ,Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
10. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, Vita, PC)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Far Cry 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Lego Batman 2, Minecraft, NBA 2K13, NCAA Football 14, NPD, The Last of Us
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sells 8 million copies as MS details Title Update 12
First things first, Microsoft has announced (via their PlayXBLA blog) that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sold over eight million copies. If you recall, the game crossed the seven million barrier just a month ago.
The publisher also released a list of changes, additions, and fixes coming to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition in the next Title Update. Title Update 12 doesn’t currently have a release date, but it will add a trio of new mobs (Ocelot/Cat, Iron Golem, Baby Villager) and several new items to the game. A new “Tutorial World” will also be added to the game in the next Title Update.
The full list of changes, additions, and fixes can be found after the break. (more…)
The Last of Us is first among June 2013’s best-selling games
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us cashed in on years of hype and some of the best reviews for a PS3 game ever (including a 7/7 from our own Andrew Rainnie) to emerge as the best-selling game of June 2013. Last month’s report from The NPD Group featured plenty of other new faces including Animal Crossing: New Leaf (#2), Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (#3, the first time its been available for retail sale), and Deadpool (#8).
Call of Duty: Black Ops II, NBA 2K13, and Battlefield 3 continue their lengthy runs as they sold enough copies to land at, respectively, #4, #5, and #9. The complete list of June 2013’s top ten best-selling games can be found after the break.
According to the NPD’s monthly report (via Game Informer), total retail sales of games, consoles, and accessories amounted to $593.3 million, a 15% decline from June 2012’s $700.6 million total. (more…)
Yawn… Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is up to seven million copies sold
Hey look! Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sold another million copies. I love the game and I’m happy for everyone involved, but isn’t selling another million copies every few months a bit boring? Why not switch it up a bit? Next time, developer 4J Studios should make an announcement after Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sells exactly 1,234,567 copies since their previous tweet. Whatever, it’s Friday afternoon.
Here’s the latest celebratory tweet from 4J Studios:
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has now sold over 7 MILLION copies !!! #MinecraftXBLA
— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) June 28, 2013
Seriously, congratulations.
MS @ E3 13: Minecraft: Xbox One Edition announced
Microsoft’s Phil Harrison has just announced that Minecraft will be coming to the Xbox One. Mojang’s sensation will have “bigger worlds” and “more multiplayer.”
No release date was announced for Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.