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Minecraft Story Mode Announced
Minecraft Story Mode is coming in 2015.
The fact that Minecraft does not have a story is apparently not a problem.
This was back in 2013.
Confused? That’s OK. You’re probably an adult. Ask your kids. Or check out this semi-game on Mojang.com. (More on that later.)
The new game will be made by Mojang, the original developer of Minecraft, and Telltale Games. Telltale is best-known for their mega-hit episodic game The Walking Dead, based on the comic book and TV show. That game is NOT for children, and since Minecraft is played by a lot of young’uns, some have expressed concern that Minecraft Story Mode will be violent. What I’ve read says this will not be the case. I’m inclined to believe it, since that would hurt sales enormously.
Minecraft, of course, is the game that your children are probably playing, possibly right now as you read this. Mojang, the company that spawned the worldwide phenomenon, was purchased by Microsoft for a huge pile of money earlier this year.
It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We're excited for the possibilities ahead w/the Minecraft community.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 6, 2014
This latest news about Minecraft Story Mode was hailed on Twitter by California Representative Jared Huffman…
Glad @mojang is partnering w/San Rafael’s @telltalegames on new game based on #minecraft—my son’s favorite game! https://t.co/YSOL1Yf0xa
— Rep. Jared Huffman (@RepHuffman) December 18, 2014
…and he received mad props for doing so:
@RepHuffman @Mojang @telltalegames lolz hey got to give this politician props, I was surprised to see your tweet about Minecraft 🙂
— The Famous Kurt Paul (@ninjanomical) December 18, 2014
What’s my point? That Minecraft is a big deal. Microsoft reportedly paid $2.5 billion for Mojang, and they expect to make that money back by July of 2015, according to a story on IGN.com. That should give you an idea of why this is newsworthy.
I don’t play Minecraft, and don’t plan on playing the new game, although I imagine I will at least hear more about it and possibly find myself being asked “Dad can I buy Minecraft Story Mode?” I did play with this interactive press release on Mojang.com called Info Quest II. It’s actually a fairly amusing bit of business, and a clever way to answer folks’ questions about a new game. Obviously this particular announcement lends itself to an 8-bit-style kindasorta game; I doubt we’ll see car companies use this technique to let the public know about their latest offerings. In this case, I paid more attention to the news than I would have if it had just been a press release. Here’s the link if you want to check it out.
Play Info Quest II. You might learn something…. (Mojang.com)
If there’s a Minecrafter in your house, you might want to buy them Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection, a boxed set of books about Minecraft. Or a Minecraft Steve Action Figure. (Trust me, that’s a thing.)
Also of interest: This “Minecraft” Community Is Saving The Lives Of Children With Autism (Buzzfeed.com)
