And how the Jason Momoa film might fit in.
It adds new enemies, fancy new building blocks and some odd new structures, left by past explorers.
It’s something fans have been wanting to dig into for some time.
Mojang originally announced Deep Dark almost two years ago,back at Minecraft Live in 2020.
So, why the delay?
What’s been happening with Minecraft in the interim?
And what’s going on with thatJason Momoa Minecraft movie?
I sat down with Minecraft’s game director Agnes Larsson and gameplay developer Ulraf Vakninthe to find out more.
The community was super understanding and caring, which we’re very thankful for.
The announcement, made by Larsson in a video update to fans, was ultimately well-received.
That’s good, because then it’s honest.
“I’ve recently been writing guiding principles for Minecraft development, and I added that Minecraft is community-fueled.
And while still built by Mojang, the studio and the wider brand are owned by Microsoft.
“It’s not about pumping features.
Sometimes I want to tell the community that we are not that huge entity they look at.
And that’s always hard,” Vakninthe added.
“That’s taking away someone’s dream of what you said.”
“With deep dark we definitely want to deepen the mystery,” Larsson teased.
“Deepen and darken the mystery!”
So is there a story to Minecraft that Mojang is hoping players uncover?
“We can’t… we won’t answer that,” Larsson continued, laughing.
“We hope players will have lots of thoughts - what was this for?
What did this used to be?
It’s good that you ask these questions.”
“Which is not true.
Why are they in cages?
How did they get there?
And every time I’m asked this question, my answer is, ‘what do you think?’
Jason Momoa has reportedly been cast to star in the upcoming Minecraft film in some capacity.
“I think it’s fair to say that other projects are different,” Vakninthe concluded.
“Vanilla [Minecraft] has its own identity and approach to lore.
Dungeons is still in the same universe, but it can be a game with quests.
And the movie could have its own story.
They’re there for different experiences.”
