Sony's PS Plus Essential update brings three new games, including Immortals of Aveum for PS5, Minecraft Legends for PS5 and PS4, and Skul: The Hero Slayer for PS4. Immortals of Aveum receives praise for its semi-open world approach and visuals, while Minecraft Legends is noted for its appeal to a younger audience. However, the update has received mixed reviews from users, with some expressing disappointment in the selection.
The April 2024 PS Plus Essential games lineup includes Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer, with some feeling it's one of the weaker months in recent memory. Immortals of Aveum, despite struggling upon its release, may find new life on PS Plus, while Skul: The Hero Slayer is well-regarded. Gamers are encouraged to vote and share their opinions on the lineup.
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus games for April 2024, including Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer for PS4 and PS5 members, with a bonus Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle available. Members can add the games to their library from April 2 to May 6. Additionally, March's games – EA Sports F1 23, Sifu, Hello Neighbor 2, and Destiny 2: Witch Queen – are available until April 1.
PlayStation Plus has revealed the free games lineup for April 2024, which includes Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer. Subscribers can claim these games starting April 2. Additionally, a bundle for Overwatch 2 with various skins and tier skips is available. Players are reminded to claim the March 2024 games before they expire, featuring titles such as Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Sifu.
PlayStation Plus announces free games for April 2024, including Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer. Subscribers can also get Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle with exclusive skins and unlocks. PlayStation Plus Essential membership offers online multiplayer, free monthly games, cloud storage, and discounts on PlayStation Store purchases.
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus games for April, including Immortals of Aveum for PS5, Minecraft Legends for PS4 and PS5, and Skul: The Hero Slayer for PS4. The Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle is also available to subscribers. While Immortals of Aveum and Minecraft Legends received mixed reviews, Skul: The Hero Slayer was positively received.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the April 2024 Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers, featuring Immortals of Aveum for PS5, Minecraft Legends for PS5 and PS4, and Skul: The Hero Slayer for PS4. Subscribers will also have access to exclusive downloadable content for Overwatch 2, including legendary skins and battle pass tier skips.
Sony has announced the PS Plus Essential games lineup for April, featuring Immortals of Aveum for PS5, Minecraft Legends for PS5 and PS4, and Skul: The Hero Slayer for PS4. Additionally, PS Plus members will have access to an exclusive Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle.
Mojang and Blackbird Interactive are halting further development on Minecraft Legends almost a year after its release, with the game set to receive only backend support and a final in-game challenge in January. The decision comes after Blackbird laid off 41 employees last year and canceled several unannounced projects. Mojang plans to focus on other Minecraft spinoffs and bring new experiences to the brand, while the future of Blackbird remains uncertain.
Mojang and Blackbird Interactive have officially ended development on Minecraft Legends with a final content update, wrapping up nine months of post-launch support for the real-time strategy spin-off. The Snow vs. Snouts update introduces a new Lost Legends challenge and various enhancements, marking the game's last content update. Despite the end of active development, technical support will continue, and all Legends challenges will remain available and free for players.
Mojang has announced the end of development for Minecraft Legends, the RTS spin-off of Minecraft, with the release of the final update, Snow vs Snouts. The game, which launched less than a year ago, will no longer receive new content or updates. Despite community support, the game has received mixed reviews and is ending development after implementing changes based on feedback. The final update introduces a new mode where players use a redstone launcher to destroy piglin bases.
Mojang has announced the end of development for Minecraft Legends, an "action strategy" spin-off game that launched less than a year ago, citing a step back from development. No new content will be released, but the game remains fully playable with continued technical support, PvP, and co-op. This decision follows the end of Minecraft Dungeons development, as Microsoft and Mojang continue to grapple with replicating the success of the original Minecraft game, which remains immensely popular with 300 million copies sold.
Minecraft Legends receives a major update on Xbox, adding new content such as witches, a frog mount, and enemies, along with ten new achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore. The update introduces witches as recruitable allies, Cauldrons for buffing allied mob damage, and a Frog Mount with enhanced abilities. New enemies include the Piglin Clanger and Piglin Air Chopper. The achievements encourage players to explore the new content and engage in the game's custom campaign and versus feature. Minecraft Legends is praised as a fun strategy game but criticized for building controls, mob AI, and lack of depth.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has maintained its number one spot in the UK charts for the third week in a row, despite a 50% sales drop week-on-week. New entries include The Lord of the Rings: Gollum at number six and Farming Simulator 23 at number twenty-one. Minecraft for the Switch continues to fall, likely due to the success of Minecraft Legends, which is currently at number eleven with 87% of its total boxed sales on the Switch.
Dead Island 2 has debuted at number one in the UK physical sales chart, with 68% of boxed copies sold on PS5. Minecraft Legends and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp also had strong debuts, pushing FIFA 23, Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4, and God of War Ragnarok down the chart.
