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Release Dates for Minecraft Story Mode A Telltale Games Series
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep. 16th,
in the year of our Lord 2015 -- Telltale Games, and
world-renowned game developer Mojang, today revealed the world
premiere details for Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games
Series.
Episode 1: 'The Order of the Stone,' the first of five episodes
in the season, will premiere digitally worldwide on Tuesday,
October 13th this year. The episode will be available at launch
on PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other
digital distribution services, on the PlayStation®Network for
PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and on the Xbox Games Store for
Xbox One® and Xbox 360®. The season premiere will be available
for compatible iOS devices via the App Store and for compatible
Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore
starting Thursday, October 15th. The series will also be coming
to Wii U and PlayStation Vita.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series season pass disc
will be available at retail in North America on Tuesday, October
27th, and in Europe on Friday, October 30th. Retail platforms at
launch will include Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4,
PlayStation 3 in North America; and PC, PlayStation 4,
PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 in Europe. The retail
edition of Minecraft: Story Mode will ship with the premiere
episode on the disc, and will grant access to the subsequent
four episodes in the season as they become available to download
via online updates.
In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female
hero named 'Jesse,' you'll embark on a perilous adventure across
the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. You
and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone:
Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of
the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel
the Warrior, Jesse's friends discover that something is wrong...
something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on
a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your
world from oblivion.
The season will feature Patton Oswalt as male Jesse, Catherine
Taber as female Jesse, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott
Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West,
and Paul Reubens. Additional casting details for the season are
yet to be announced.
"Developed in partnership with our friends at Mojang, this
all-ages adventure series kicks off a thrilling story full of
many elements essential to the world of Minecraft, combined with
Telltale's trademark choice-based gameplay," said Kevin Bruner,
CEO and co-founder of Telltale Games. "There are plenty of
exciting details we've been keeping under wraps, and we're
thrilled that players will soon be starting their own adventure
through the Nether to the Farlands and beyond with Jesse and The
Order of the Stone."
"One of the greatest things about this project is that it gives
the community a chance to interact with the world of Minecraft
in a new and different way. It also marks the beginning of some
exciting narrative-form content based on our game," said Lydia
Winters, Brand Director at Mojang. "We worked directly with
Telltale on every step of the process. Together we've created a
blend of the amazing narratives that Telltale creates with all
the fun and adventure you know and love from Minecraft. It's got
everything: creepers, crafting, an incredible cast of
characters, and even an adorable pig."
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series - Episode 1:
'The Order of the Stone' is rated 'E10+' (Everyone 10+) for
Fantasy Violence and Mild Language by the ESRB. Future content
in the season is yet to be rated by the ESRB. The series is
published by Telltale Games in partnership with Mojang.