Lego “Minecraft” Skin Packs have been released coming with four complete minifigs that are reportedly skinned from head to toe. Additionally, Lego included accessories for each Skin Packs such as shovels, picks, swords, axes and bows.
Lego “Minecraft” Skin Packs also come with regular minifigs which can be reassembled by players as they please. The said minifigs are said to be lightly fused unlike Lego magnets which are reportedly frustratingly joined together.
Lego’s official online shop lists the Lego “Minecraft” Skin Packs on sale, but they can also be found in some brick-and-mortar stores soon. The Skin Packs sell at $14.99 each, which seem to be the cheapest price for a handful of “Minecraft” minifigs.
Meanwhile, apart from Lego “Minecraft” new Skin Packs, “Minecraft” on consoles just recently received a new update called content update 32 for the Xbox One and patch 1.35 for the PS4. The said “Minecraft” patch are focused on the new Battle Mode with a feature that ramps up the multiplayer component of the game. However, the game’s survival mode did not receive a refresh.
The last few patches of “Minecraft’s” Battle Mode that debuted this summer have also added new features and fixed bugs for the new mode. However, console developer 4J Studios has not done improvements and updates on the Survival Mode ever since Battle Mode launched in June. It has been established that the console version has always been delayed when it comes to update compared to its PC version.
The current delay is actually less than the previous update delays that brought huge changes to the game including ocean monuments for Mine “Minecraft” craft on consoles. In the meantime, reports claimed that 4J Studio is currently working on cool new features to be integrated to the game.
Lego “Minecraft” Skin Packs may not be the last Skin Packs to be released as “Minecraft” and Lego have proven to be a perfect match. This could mean that the franchise may probably add more Skin Packs in the future. Watch New LEGO “Minecraft” Skin Pack 1 & 2 plus DC here:
Your Lego Steve and Alex minifigs are great, but you’re pretty limited when it comes to faithful Lego clothing options. Fortunately the new Minecraft Skin Packs have arrived to address that little problem.
Sure, you could easily just pop Steve’s head onto one of the numerous extra torsos you have laying around, but that wouldn’t look very Minecraft-y, would it? There’s just too much non-pixelated printing on most minifigs… though Steve could probably get away with slipping on the video gamer’s or DJ’s t-shirts.
Now, though, Lego’s got some authentic options for you. They’ve put together a pair of skin packs, and they’re pretty much the minifig equivalent of the ones you’ve been buying for your digital Minecraft characters for years.
Each Lego Minecraft Skin Pack comes with four complete(ly pixelated) minifigs. They’re skinned head to toe, and Lego throws in an accessory for each, including shovels, picks, swords, axes, and bows. These are regular minifigs, too, so you’re free to take them apart and reassemble them as you please. They aren’t frustratingly fused like Lego’s magnets are.
The Skin Packs are on sale over on Lego’s official online shop, and you’ll probably be able to find them at your favorite brick(no pun intended)-and-mortar stores soon, too. They go for $14.99 each, which makes them the cheapest way you can pick up a handful of Minecraft minifigs to add to your collection by five bucks.
Minecraft and Lego have proved to be a perfect fit, so you can probably count on additional skin packs launching in the future. You know, until the franchise stops printing money.
Minecraft on consoles just got a new update, called content update 32 on Xbox One and patch 1.35 on PS4. Like the last few updates, the new Minecraft patch focuses solely on the new Battle Mode, an admittedly cool feature that ramps up the game’s multiplayer component. But also like the last few updates, it leaves survival mode basically untouched. We still haven’t gotten any of the new stuff from the Combat Update that came to PC in the first quarter. The wait goes on.
Minecraft: Console EditionPhoto: Microsoft
Battle Mode debuted on the consoles this summer and the last few patches have entirely focused on adding new features and fixing bugs for the new mode. Here’s the PS4 changelog, which is almost identical on the other platforms:
Change log for Patch 1.35 – September 9th 2016
Remove vote-to-kick function in Mini Games. The host can kick players only in the Lobby.
Disable small, floating and oddly shaped skins in public Tumble games.
Fix for Battle mini game showdown playing Tumble mini game showdown sound.
Fixed a bug where last player to die in Tumble would get stuck respawning.
Fix for being able to unlock Hunger Pain achievement by killing yourself while starving.
Fix for crash if a client wins the match and then quits the game.
Ever since Battle mode launched in late June, console developer 4J Studios hasn’t done much with Survival Mode, even though the PC version keeps trucking ahead with cool new features. Battle has definitely been the focus.
And, truth is, that’s okay. The console version has always lagged a good bit behind the PC version and the current delay is far less than we had for the update that changed the world and ocean monuments coming to consoles. And in the meantime, 4J Studio is actually developing cool new features we wouldn’t have otherwise.
We’ll get the Combat Update on consoles eventually. We just have to be patient, and in the meantime enjoy Battle mode. Multiplayer, competitive Minecraft on consoles! Hard to argue too much with that.
Totoro was a brilliant 1988 anime film created by Studio Ghibli and is a charming coming of age tale. Dealing with a family that has recently moved to the Japanese countryside, they encounter somewhat mystical and entirely benevolent creatures. There’s also a giant catbus, so there’s also that to consider.
The movie was also both a critical and commercial hit and the titular character of Totoro now adorns Studio Ghibli’s cinematic titles as a consequence.
Considering the nature of the movie, Totoro hasn’t had much in the way of video game game adaptations over the years. Minecraft then just feels like a wonderful fit for this, as it is ideally suited for a more sandbox feel and just allows you to wander around a world and explore it at your own leisure.
This recreation is also part of a much bigger fan based project called Ghibli World undertaken by Alan Becker and friends, which also features other recreations from equally famous Studio Ghibli films within Minecraft.
The trailer for this new Totoro recreation (shown below) displays how much effort has gone into this endeavor, as it’s clear that the Minecraft version of the world is surprisingly close to the film’s. Right down to Totoro waiting at the bus stop (shown above).
The more observant of you will also notice that this recreation is not using the standard Minecraft texture pack, instead it is using Sonic Ether’s Unbelievable Shaders and they do do rather lovely job too.
If you are at all interested in seeing the world of Totoro in Minecraft for yourself then the server address is “mc.sourceblockmc.com”.
Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 8 ‘A Journey’s End?’ now available
Telltale Games has announced the release date for Minecraft: Story Mode, and fans won’t have to wait long as it’s available starting TODAY!
Telltale Games and Mojang have revealed the release date for the eighth episode of its popular Minecraft: Story Mode today, allowing fans to pick up right where they left off right now as it’s just been released across a number of platforms.
Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 8 – ‘A Journey’s End?’ is now available to download on PC/Mac, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and mobile devices. PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 players will need to wait just one more day as the new episode will launch on September 14th.
Minecraft: Story Mode’s eighth episode picks up with Harper leading Jesse and crew to the world of the Old Builders for a chance to return home. As we’d expect, it won’t be easy to return as we’ll need to take on a number of opponents in a series of gladiatorial games in order to not only win our freedom, but to save our friends and possibly even make it back home.
Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 8 arrives today, bearing the appropriate (?) subtitle ‘A Journey’s End?’ You’ll have to play it to figure out whether that question mark should be there or not, but Mojang describe this as the “epic conclusion” and “very final” episode of the three-part DLC series, so I presume it wraps a few things up.
“With Harper leading them to the world of the Old Builders,” the YouTube description reads, “Jesse and crew finally have their chance to return home… but it won’t be easy, and the stakes are high. You’ll need to take on opponents in a series of gladiatorial games to win your freedom, save your friends, and maybe, just maybe, make it back to your own world!”
Episode 8 is available to buy now, either individually for $4.99, or as part of the $14.99 Adventure Pass.
