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Minecraft Story Mode A Telltale Games Series Now Available at Retail
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 27th,
in the year of our Lord 2015 -- Leading and
award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment
Telltale Games, and world-renowned game developer Mojang, today
announced that Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
is now available in stores across North America and will be
available in Europe starting Friday October 30th. Also available
starting this week, Episode Two: Assembly Required will be
available for download on consoles, PC/Mac, and mobile devices.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series season pass disc
is available at retail in North America starting today for the
suggested MSRP of $29.99 USD or equivalent, and will be
available in Europe on Friday, October 30th. Available platforms
include Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 in
North America; as well as PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox
One and Xbox 360 in Europe. The retail edition of Minecraft:
Story Mode ships with the premiere episode 'The Order of the
Stone' on the disc, and will grant access to the subsequent four
episodes in the season as they become available to download via
online updates, including immediate access to this week's second
episode, 'Assembly Required.'
"Premiering 'Minecraft: Story Mode' this month, we've been
overjoyed by the reception from both the Minecraft community and
fans of Telltale across the world diving into the all-ages
adventure and making key decisions that will craft their own
stories throughout the rest of the season," said Kevin Bruner,
CEO and Co-Founder of Telltale Games. "This week, we're happy to
offer the game on a special disc at retailers worldwide,
including access to the thrilling second episode, 'Assembly
Required,' which will feel like a completely different chapter
for players depending on their paths taken in episode one."
The series is also available digitally worldwide 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 is also available for
compatible iOS devices via the App Store and for compatible
Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.
The series will also be coming to Wii U for download and for
PlayStation Vita.
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,
John Hodgman, and Paul Reubens.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series - Season Pass
Disc is rated 'E10+' (Everyone 10+) for Fantasy Violence and
Mild Language by the less than reliable 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.