Itching for a new Minecraft mode? Well a new battle mode is being introduced into the game.
The first of these is simply called Battle, a PvP game mode that focuses on fast-paced multiplayer, with up to eight players per battle.
You're spawned in a rotation of three different maps, with a countdown timer letting you know when to start the match by grabbing all available items and then battle or hide.
Each match are around five minutes long, and the map sizes tend to compliment that game length – they’re big enough that you can evade and hide if you need to, especially in terms of verticality, but they’re also small enough that you shouldn’t have trouble finding other players, even if there are less than eight of you. Battle also features its own in-game matchmaking system so you can find other players to Battle with online, and split-screen multiplayer for up to four players.
Battle is the first mini game to make it to consoles and is set to have more maps available for $2.99 each, though the mini game itself is a free update on Xbox, Playstation and Wii U versions of Minecraft.
The first of these is simply called Battle, a PvP game mode that focuses on fast-paced multiplayer, with up to eight players per battle.
You're spawned in a rotation of three different maps, with a countdown timer letting you know when to start the match by grabbing all available items and then battle or hide.
Each match are around five minutes long, and the map sizes tend to compliment that game length – they’re big enough that you can evade and hide if you need to, especially in terms of verticality, but they’re also small enough that you shouldn’t have trouble finding other players, even if there are less than eight of you. Battle also features its own in-game matchmaking system so you can find other players to Battle with online, and split-screen multiplayer for up to four players.
Battle is the first mini game to make it to consoles and is set to have more maps available for $2.99 each, though the mini game itself is a free update on Xbox, Playstation and Wii U versions of Minecraft.
