You’ve recovered from the Wither Storm finale by now, right? Not that anything devastatingly significant happened or anything… let’s carry on with… the… post. ;(

I’m happy to announce that Episode 5 of Minecraft: Story Mode will be available to download on PC/Mac, Windows 10, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and iOS and Android-based devices from March 29th!

Jessie and buddies are off to a rather special land known as Sky City. It’s an awe-inspiring, intriguing place to say the least. But does that beauty come at a price? There are only two ways to find out…

• Play Episode 5 (Recommended. Super fun.)
• Watch someone else play Episode 5 on YouTube (Significantly less fun unless you’ve already played it in which case it could be kinda fun.)

But that’s not all! Episode 5 won’t be the last you see of Jessie and the gang. We can now confirm that three extra episodes will arrive some time in 2016. They’re not part of the existing season pass, but will be available for purchase to anyone who’s downloaded at least one episode of the first season. We’re not going into detail about the content of those yet, but we can confirm that they’ll be great, and maybe come with a slightly different flavour to the previous season.

Have a great evening, everyone!

Owen - @bopogamel

If you hadn’t heard, Cobalt is a game about slow-motion robo-blasting, published by Mojang and released on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Steam for PC. It was already awesome but those busy bees at Oxeye Game Studio have nonetheless launched a massive update to the PC version, adding a slick new tutorial, online Survival mode and all manner of wonderful tweaks, from fine-tuned jet-shoes to better brain-racing controls.

Don’t take my word for it, though: watch the video below to see some of the cool things Oxeye have cooked up.

Alternatively, why not have a poke at the demo we launched yesterday? It includes the new tutorial and all that fresh patch goodness.

And there’s lots more - you can read the full patch notes here. There are so many, they had to be split into three posts!

Perhaps now the game’s developers can finally sleep. Perhaps.

Cheerio!

Marsh - @marshdavies

Hello!

You know about Cobalt by now right? A game published by Mojang and released on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Steam for PC? Here’s a trailer to remind you how awesome it is.

Xbox users have had the trial version of Cobalt for some time, but now there’s a demo for PC Steam users too. It includes all arcade modes, the extended tutorial, and even online play. Download it!

Even more excitingly, there’s a 13 character code hidden in the tutorial, and we’re giving a free copy of the game to the first players to find it. Email the secret code to Pontus (kinten@gmail.com) and if you’re one of the first 15 to get in contact, he’ll respond with some friendly life-lessons, advice on how to be a cool dude, and a copy of the full game.

There is no catch! Find the code. Email Pontus! Get game!

Have a great day!

Owen - @bopogamel

Hello!

It’s that time of year again, time to mark off your calendars and start making plans. MINECON is coming! That means thousands of you will come together for fun (and this time even some sun) and to celebrate the Minecraft community.

As usual, we will have a weekend event and as usual, we will be live streaming the entire time, so even if you can’t come in person, you can still enjoy the Minecrafty goodness from the lovely comfort of home.

Details will be coming soon right here on the blog including pricing, ticket sales dates, and more!

Vu (@vubui)