Mojang Studios’Minecraftis a creative sandbox that has facilitated many impressive building projects in the past, some of which reference other facets of popular culture. For example, one player recently recreatedStranger Things' Starcourt Mall inMinecraft. Sometimes the developers release new content that can enhance these projects, such as a brand-new DLC set based on theStar Warsuniverse.
Minecraft’sStar WarsDLC mash-up released today, offering content based on the Original Trilogy films andThe Mandalorian, a Disney+ seriescurrently airing its second season. It includes a skin pack, a full texture set, mob and item reskins, new UI elements, and a licensed soundtrack according to the announcement post onMinecraft’s website. All together, the DLC costs 1,340 Minecoins through the game’s marketplace.
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Also included in this purchase is a special map showcasing builds based off the four includedStar Warsproperties “across 12 different planet dioramas.” Based on the one-minute teaser video and screenshots included on theMinecraftMarketplace, these include Hoth, Tatooine, the Death Star, and Arvala-7 fromThe Mandalorian- complete with Baby Yoda (The Child) in its floating pod.
Thanks toThe Mandalorianas well as the launch of EA’sStar Wars: Squadronsearlier this year, the galaxy far, far away has been incorporated into a number of different video games beyondMinecraft.The Sims 4releasedStar Wars: Journey to Batuu, a DLC pack based on the world of Disney’sStar Warsland in its Anaheim theme park, whileSquadronshas landed series iconography in games likeFortnite(which historically has a lot of crossover with other Disney-owned properties like Marvel Comics).
Star Warsis not the only major pop culture icon thatMinecrafthas crossed over with in 2020. This August, aMinecraftandJurassic Parkmash-up DLC released, while previous crossovers with video game properties have includedPac-Man,Fallout, andSuper Mario.
As excited as some fans will undoubtedly be to haveStar Wars-themed content inMinecraft, the sandbox game is also gearing up to release more of its own original content. The Caves & Cliffs update releasing next year promises to revamp cave and mountain generation so players will have more unique environments to explore, on top of adding new mobs like Axolotl and the Warden.Minecraftdevelopers have also discussed future plans and interests, withraisingMinecraft’s world height limitbeing one possible future project.
Minecraftis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
