A brand new report suggests {that a} Minecraft actual time technique recreation is in growth. Big Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstmann first initiated the rumor. Gerstmann made the feedback on his Twitch channel throughout a current reside stream.
On the stream, Gerstmann acknowledged “There’s a brand new Minecraft recreation in growth. I don’t know if that is one thing that may get introduced on the Microsoft occasion however there’s a Minecraft spin-off within the works.” It’s price noting that if that is true, this recreation wouldn’t be the primary Minecraft spin-off. Since Microsoft has taken over Mojang, it has labored on a number of video games utilizing the license corresponding to Story Mode, Earth, and Dungeons.
Gerstmann continued on to explain this spin-off as an “RTS of kinds,” the place you management models from a third-person perspective. Apparently, regardless of the sport wanting unfinished, Gerstmann famous that it regarded “far sufficient alongside” and that he wouldn’t be shocked if Microsoft broadcasts it quickly. So the looks of a Minecraft RTS at this yr’s Xbox and Bethesda Video games Showcase may not be out of the query.
As for its developer, it doesn’t appear like Mojang will take all of the duty on this one. As an alternative, Double Eleven, staff behind Minecraft Dungeons, is considered making it. It has additionally beforehand labored on Jail Architect and Crackdown 3.
It is smart
From a enterprise standpoint, one other Minecraft spin-off is smart. Minecraft Dungeons carried out exceptionally properly by providing a better entry into the dungeon crawler style. Equally, real-time technique video games are notoriously tough to get into, so a newcomer-friendly tackle the style may very well be helpful. Plus it aligns with Microsoft’s clear objective of increasing the Minecraft model additional. It’s already acknowledged as one of many main sandbox survival video games. And it has the potential to change into a lot extra.
