‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Invades ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ Friday; Play As Rocket, Groot Or Thanos
Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on Friday and the Marvel comic book movie will get a Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition skin pack to go along with it. Heroes and villains from the film and comics will be represented including the Marvel Universe ultimate bad guy, Thanos.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Skin Pack will be available to purchase from Xbox LIVE for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition on August 1st. It will cost $1.99 in the United States or € 1.89 and £1.29 for those across the Atlantic. There are 24 character skins available including the five main heroes – Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot plus plenty of supporting characters and villains such as Yondu and Ronan the Accuser.
#MinecraftXBLA Guardians of the Galaxy Skin Pack – coming 1st August! http://t.co/u8ZHTcmMQc
— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) July 30, 2014
Here’s the complete character list as revealed by PlayXBLA.
- Star-Lord
- Gamora
- Rocket
- Groot
- Drax
- Yondu
- Ronan the Accuser
- Nebula
- Sakaaran Warrior
- Korath
- The Collector
- Carina
- Star-Lord (Comics)
- Adam Warlock
- Angela
- Charlie-27
- Death
- Jason of Sparta
- Major Victory
- Mantis
- Nova
- Quasar
- Thanos
- Wraith
Meanwhile, Minecraft console developer 4J Studios is still diligently working on getting the Xbox One Edition, PS4 Edition and PS Vita Edition out by the previously announced August release date.
We’re still bug fixing #MinecraftXbox1, #MinecraftPS4 and #MinecraftPSVita. Thanks for you patience! — 4J Studios (@4JStudios) July 29, 2014
They have even been working weekends to try to get all the needed bug fixing done. Though, they did take a break for an air show.
Taking a break from bug fixing to watch the Red Arrows performing over East Linton! pic.twitter.com/riwRZaJSsL — 4J Studios (@4JStudios) July 26, 2014
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and PS4 Edition will bring worlds that are 36 times larger than the PS3 Edition and PS Vita Edition with increased view distances. The new versions of the game will support transferring worlds over from the last-gen versions, but the ability to increase the world sizes will come with a later update.
Texture packs, skin packs and mash-up packs that were purchased for the current Minecraft releases can be used with the upcoming releases too. The majority of the packs will transfer over to the next-gen consoles with the exception of the Marvel-themed packs due to licensing issues.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition, Minecraft: PS4 Edition and Minecraft: PS Vita Edition are all scheduled to launch sometime this August. Existing Xbox 360 and PS3 owners of the game can upgrade to the next-gen version for $5 while PS3 owners will get the PS Vita version for free.
What do you think of the Guardians of the Galaxy skin pack for Minecraft on the Xbox 360? Will you drop two bucks on it?
[Images via PlayXBLA]
