Minecraft x Planet Earth III is the least offensive corpo collab of the year

In case you personal a replica of Minecraft: Bedrock Version or Minecraft: Schooling Version, now you can seize a free expansion pack based mostly on the BBC’s Planet Earth III. Very similar to the earlier Frozen Planet II expertise, this new wildlife documentary DLC lets gamers discover 5 eventualities by way of the lens of animals — arctic wolves, ocelots, musk oxen, leopards, Cape fur seals, nice white sharks, impalas and extra.

Mainly, be the hunter or be hunted; you get to play either side on places starting from the Arctic tundra to the Okavango Delta. Within the case of the lily-trotter, you are both the daddy defending your chicks from crocodiles, otherwise you’re one of many chicks following your father’s alerts. There’s additionally an exercise involving the fascinating interplay between unlikely insect allies: the tree hopper and the stingless bee, with the latter in command of shooing ants and murderer bugs away from the tree hoppers’ nest.

A brand new addition to this instructional expertise is the “BBC Planet Earth Subject Station,” which is ready within the coronary heart of a pixelated jungle. This serves as a portal to the 5 biomes, with further goodies together with sound boards, animal info and a cinematics album. Upon the completion of every exercise (which could be repeated), you may obtain rewards that can be utilized to brighten the hub or gown up your avatar.

With the sport reaching its fifteenth anniversary this 12 months, Minecraft has turn out to be the best-selling online game of all time, reaching over 300 million copies sold as of October final 12 months. There’s additionally a movie adaptation within the works, reportedly starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa when it comes out in April 2025.