Minecraft Xbox 360 Skin Pack 5 Adds More, Game Tops U.K. Charts; Sneak Peek at Next Mojang Game
Another cast is joining the Skin Pack for Minecraft Xbox 360, and this time, it's the cast of The Walking Dead.
Telltale Games writes on its official blog that there will be skins for Lee Everett, Kenny, a Female Walker, a Male Walker, Molly, Christa, and Omid, all from The Walking Dead: Season One, and releases a screenshot for an even bigger tease.
4J Studios reaffirms this--as though the screenshots weren't enough--with an official tweet:
"Cast of #TheWalkingDead appearing in #Minecraft @Xbox 360 Edition this week via Skin Pack 5!"
As a quick update for the Minecraft Xbox 360 TU 12, 4J Studios has also responded to another fan query which asks if anvils and hoppers will be coming in TU 12.
4J Studios response: "No, they'll be in later updates."
The Skin Pack 5 will be available on July 31 for 160 MS points. Aside from The Walking Dead, the cast of Borderlands 2 and Dead Space will also be present in the Skin Pack 5.
Mojang's new game unlike Minecraft
Mojang has been reaping the benefits that the hit game Minecraft has delivered for years now, but perhaps to put diversity on the table, their next game is nowhere near the block-building fun that Minecraft brings.
For its second game, entitled Scrolls, the developers have ventured into the card game that makes use of magic and wizardry. Basically, this is a different kind of strategy from those who have been used to Minecraft.
Of course, the advantage of this new game is that it's an entirely new concept that can attract an entirely different brand of gamers. Those who love card games, those who love strategy games based on collectible cards, and even those who just want to experience a new kind of game will find Scrolls to be an interesting game at its finest.
According to Wired, it's easy enough to understand the one-versus-one battle that will take you through the grid game, with the main goal of destroying three of five totems from your opponent's territory.
As with most card games, you build power and leverage with experience, which is why this can be a addictive game. It's pretty much the use of strategy and patience, as you have to build your deck before you can build a worthy strategy for your game, so those who don't have much in the way of delayed gratification may not find this as fulfilling as games that deliver immediate fun within the first 15 minutes of the game.
However, those who love to build fortresses, fortify their armies (through cards), and create a strategy when you enter the battleground, this may be the game that can give you another perspective when it comes to CCGs.
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition finally dominates UK charts
After weeks of trailing behind the apocalyptic game The Last of Us, Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition has finally broken through to the top, at only just its fifth week of being in stores.
This is quite a good progress, without having to mention the fact that there was a 74% increase in sales of the game, according to Joystiq.
Meanwhile, another game that has seen a rise in the charts is Pikmin 3, who overrode The Last of Us to claim the second spot and gave Nintendo something to rejoice about as Pikmin 3 is currently a Wii U exclusive game.
Overall, in fact, Nintendo seemed to dominate the upper crust of the charts, with Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team taking over the fourth and fifth places.
Putting aside Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition's rise to the top, does this mean a progress for Nintendo's own next-gen console?