Patrick Bounds

A new Minecraft _ trailer reveals an official **_Star Wars ** mash-up - including content from The Mandalorian like Baby Yoda and the Razor Crest - and the new content is out now. Minecraft continues to be one of the most popular video games on the planet, with regular updates from developer Mojang Studios, but the game doesn't often feature crossovers on this level the same way that other sensations like Fortnite have employed on a frequent ba Games like Among Us ** and Minecraft ** have been extremely important this year with so many people impacted by COVID-19. It is wonderful to see games getting recognition for that and the awards that dominate the end of the gaming year also give players something fun to focus Fans are already discussing what they'll use the new content for, and in a game like Minecraft , the possibilities with this many Star Wars references are vast. It's also worth noting that this announcement comes as a complete surprise to fans, who weren't expecting any Minecraft and Star Wars mash-ups in the near future outside of that content's obvious inclusion on many players' wishlists for future updates. While the character skins certainly port in interesting ways in some cases - Baby Yoda is adorable , while actual Yoda's expressionless face is frightening - they open up a lot of options for the already robust amount of skins available in Minecra The cartoonishly gory nature of the Doom franchise lends itself very well to amusing crossovers like this; almost any video game provides a hilarious juxtaposition when compared to the bloody antics of Doomguy. When the game released, fans had a lot of fun comparing it to Nintendo's tranquil life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons , since the games released on the same day and couldn't be more different. This comparison led to someone modding beloved dog villager Isabelle into Doom Despite the issues that have been happening to Twitch lately, whether it’s about the current DMCA scandal or that they’re trying to become more inclusive with modern language, there’s no denying that no matter what, viewers are still turning in to watch. Twitch has become a major entertainment hub for people who want to see their favorite gamers and or influencers, all the way up there with the likes of YouTube . And it seems that it’s not going anywhere for a very long t Minecraft and Star Wars mash-up content will likely be big news for players, but it's also incredible it was somehow kept a secret. These are two major properties with a lot of moving parts internally for each - that a crossover like this remained hidden until its debut trailer, and that it launched simultaneously, is an impressive feat. Now all that's left is to wait and see what kind of amazing Minecraft _ and **_Star Wars ** mash-up creations will emerge from the exciting n After less than two years of operation, **Minecraft Earth ** is being shutdown by developer Mojang Studios. The mobile augmented reality game was released in early access in October 2019 before a full release in December of the same year. The game was an ambitious undertaking by Mojang to expand the platforms that the Minecraft property was playable on. It was developed following the massive success of the Pokémon GO augmented reality mobile game that came before In the new State of Stream from November 2020 at Stream Elements , Switchmixzone.Com Twitch reported that while there was only a .5% month-over-month increase, it was still enough to bring in another milestone of nearly 1.7 billion hours watched. While some games did experience a drop in viewership, like Among Us or Grand Theft Auto 5, new games saw a major increase in views with releases that sparked viewership, like Minecraft’s Star Wars DLC that became available to purchase. That resulted in a 60% change in viewership for that particular game. Just Chatting has kept its number-one spot among the most-viewed content, with nearly 228 million hours watched – but that is an all-time high. There has also been a new streamer that has topped the charts over xQcOW, and that is Gaules, who has now sat atop the streaming charts three times. Another new streamer that has made his way into the top 10 is Sykkuno, popularized with his lets plays of Minecraft and Among Mojang Studios announced that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that Minecraft Earth will be receiving it's final update and before being shut down in June 2021. The studio specifically points out that the game was designed with exploration and collaborative play in mind , two things that are very difficult to achieve in this day and age. Mojang has decided to allocate their resources to other projects they currently have in the works. In today's update to the doomed game, they removed microtransactions altogether and made the in-game cost of many items much cheaper in an effort to make the game as accessible and fun as possible for fans who are still play With everything that has happened over the last couple of months, many beauty/entertainment people have also taken to Twitch to promote their content – which has lead to an intense growth in viewership. This isn’t the first time that new content and users that have come to Twitch have suddenly overtaken the platform, and with how things currently are, it wouldn’t be a surprise if some of these channels and topics became much more popular in the years to c