In other news, we’re collaborating with Telltale Games to create Minecraft: Story Mode! Here are some bullet points to celebrate!

Minecraft: Story mode will be a narrative-driven video game created by Telltale Games. It will be about Minecraft.
Mojang is collaborating with Telltale and members of the community to make Minecraft: Story Mode as Minecrafty as possible.
The first episode will be released some time in 2015, and will be available on Xbox consoles, PlayStation consoles, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android-based devices.
Minecraft: Story Mode will be released episodically, just like The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead, or the recent Tales from the Borderlands, which is another developer-collaboration series between Telltale Games and Gearbox Software.
We’re not intending on creating an “official” story for Steve, or explaining the world of Minecraft in detail. It will be a cool game.
The Minecraft 2 thing was a joke. No really. It was a joke.
If you’re desperate for more insight, read Telltale Games’ post, come back next year, or calm down and play Info Quest II again.

Happy holidays from all the Mojangstas!

Owen – @bopogamel

https://mojang.com/announcing-minecr...ft-story-mode/

The first episode of "Minecraft: Story Mode" is set to arrive "at some point in 2015," IGN wrote last month. As told by the outlet, it will launch on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, PC, Mac, iOS and Android. It is a collaboration between Mojang and Telltale Games.

While its release date appeared to be vague, we might as well understand what this "Story Mode" is all about, or if its upcoming episode is a playable game at all

1. A Standalone Game

To start with, note that "Minecraft: Story Mode" will be a standalone game. This means the title is a separate entity from "Minecraft," although its setting made use of the popular game's sandbox world. According to Digital Trends, "Story Mode" will introduce new characters, as well as an original story that's driven by player choice.

2. An Episodic Release

In an official blog post, Mojang has announced that "Story Mode" will arrive in episodes, much like the format taken by "The Wolf Among Us," "The Walking Dead" and "Tales from the Borderlands."

No information about the number of episodes has been announced as of press time.

3. A Free World

Mojang has reiterated that "Story Mode" will not be enforcing default features found in "Minecraft," such as the protagonist Steve. Digital Trends took note of Owen Hill's statement, Mojang's Chief Word Officer, "People really like the idea of stories about 'Minecraft,' but forcing a narrative into our core game experience would restrict players' freedom to view the world in their own unique ways."

"Instead, letting them explore an alternate interpretation via 'Minecraft: Story Mode,' driven by the proven might of Telltale, seems like a no-brainer," he added.

4. A Collaborative Effort

Telltale Games' interactive game "Info Quest II" has been the source of juicy information surrounding "Story Mode." According to the game, "Story Mode" will be written and developed by "uber-brains at Telltale, but the Mojangstas and some community members will also have input."

This should be interesting, as we're bound to see how the gamemakers' creative inputs have intertwined once the episodes come out.

5. "Minecraft 2" a Joke?

In Mojang's official bullet info, the developer said, "The 'Minecraft 2' thing was a joke. No really. It was a joke." Well, it looks like we shouldn't be expecting sequels of any kind. But we're not closing doors, of course.

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