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  • Action strategy spin-off Minecraft Legends will arrive this April

    12 days ago - By Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Minecraft Legends is an action strategy game, which means you view the world from above and command armies of mobs. But there's still plenty that's familiar from traditional Minecraft, if tonight's presentation during the Xbox developer showcase is any indication.
    They also announced a release date: April 18th.
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  • I can't wait to kick your ass in Minecraft Legends PvP

    I can't wait to kick your ass in Minecraft Legends PvP

    12 days ago - By GamesRadar

    There aren't enough strategy games on console. It's one of the only popular video game genres that has never truly crossed the divide with any longevity, which is perhaps understandable given the natural limitations presented by a controller versus the keyboard. Understandable, but not insurmountable. At least, that's what Blackbird Interactive is hoping to prove with Minecraft Legends when it launches on April 18, 2023. Under the purview of Microsoft Gaming, Mojang has gradually expanded the borders of Minecraft beyond the sandbox. We've had narrative adventures in collaboration with...
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  • 'Minecraft Legends' brings blocky base-building action to Xbox and PC on April 18th

    'Minecraft Legends' brings blocky base-building action to Xbox and PC on April 18th

    12 days ago - By Engadget

    Minecraft Legends , the unique action-strategy spin on Microsoft's block-building franchise, will arrive on Xbox consoles and PCs on April 18th. Announced last June, the game resembles a modern spin on classic Warcraft strategy: Your goal is to protect your base and destroy your enemy's. It'll feature online campaign co-op and competitive multiplayer, as you'd expect. And judging from the most recent trailer, it looks compelling enough to tempt over gamers who could never figure out what to do in the original Minecraft .
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  • Mojang and Vancouver's Blackbird on mixing action and strategy in Minecraft Legends

    Mojang and Vancouver's Blackbird on mixing action and strategy in Minecraft Legends

    12 days ago - By MobileSyrup

    Since Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2014, the beloved sandbox game has gotten a variety of spin-offs.
    This includes the Telltale point-and-click adventure Minecraft: Story Mode , dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons and mobile augmented reality game Minecraft Earth.
    Now, developer Mojang is taking the property even further with Minecraft Legends , an action-strategy experience. To bring the series into this more tactical space, Mojang has teamed up with Vancouver's Blackbird Interactive, a studio consisting of strategy veterans from Relic Entertainment. In Legends , the player must unite...
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