During the recent Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct live stream, publisher Xbox Game Studios announced that the upcoming action strategy game Minecraft Legends will launch on April 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. It will also be available on Xbox Game Pass. A new gameplay trailer was also released. In Minecraft Legends, players will “Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction.”
The game’s details via the publisher can be seen below:
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld! Learn the story of Minecraft Legends and explore its new, yet familiar world, while experiencing the Minecraft Universe in an exciting new way in this new action strategy game. Explore a beautiful land, both familiar and mysterious, full of diverse life, lush biomes, and rich resources needed to build your defenses and defeat the piglin invasion. Inspire unexpected friends to form valuable alliances and lead them in strategic battles to protect their home. Take the fight to the piglins before their Nether corruption devours the Overworld! Challenge your friends –or team-up with them – in exciting battles as you defend your village and lead your allies to defeat your opponents.
Key Features
Discover the Mysteries – Learn the story of Minecraft Legends and explore its new, yet familiar world, while experiencing the Minecraft Universe in an exciting new way in this new action strategy game.
Dynamic World – Explore a beautiful land, both familiar and mysterious, full of diverse life, lush biomes, and rich resources needed to build your defenses and defeat the piglin invasion.
Epic Battles – Inspire unexpected friends to form valuable alliances and lead them in strategic battles to protect their home. Take the fight to the piglins before their Nether corruption devours the Overworld!
Player-versus-Player – Challenge your friends –or team-up with them – in exciting battles as you defend your village and lead your allies to defeat your opponents.
The Deluxe Edition and Skin Pack
When it launches, you’ll be able to get hold of two versions of Minecraft Legends, the Standard Edition and the Deluxe Edition, which includes the base game and the Deluxe Skin pack for a discounted price. You can read all about the extra benefits you get through the Deluxe Edition right now on Minecraft.net.
Pre-orders for Minecraft Legends are open now, allowing you to get ready to save the Overworld well in advance of April 18. And if you want to know more about the game, stay tuned to Xbox Wire, because we have an interview with the developers about PvP, how the game adapts classic Minecraft ideas for a brand new genre, and much more!
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