13 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

13 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 Reveals Its Big Online PvP Mode

13 days ago | By IGN

Developer Mojang went in-depth on the upcoming online PvP mode for the upcoming Minecraft Legends. The developers also announced the release date which will be April 18, 2023. Minecraft Legends is an action strategy spinoff of Mojang's popular open-world crafting-survival game. A core part of the experience is the online PvP mode which Mojang detailed today during the Xbox Developer Direct. Like the world of Minecraft itself, the PvP mode will be procedurally generated, meaning the world where players face off against each other will be random and different every time you play. While the...
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'Minecraft Legends' brings blocky base-building action to Xbox and PC on April 18th

13 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

13 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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