Microsoft is expanding its world of Minecraft into a brand new action-adventure game, Minecraft Legends. The game will be released in 2023. It will ask players to explore Minecraft in the midst of being taken over by a nefarious force. Mojang studios, part of Microsoft which is the company behind Minecraft has described this latest game as a familiar and in many ways-new experience that is more focused on strategy and battle. The original Minecraft game was released in 2011. It allows players to build and explore while fighting off zombie-like creatures. Microsoft has announced that you are the center of any battle you take on with allies, fighting alongside them and giving them direction" in a teaser announcement. Microsoft announced that it had partnered with Blackbird Interactive who also developed the space strategy game Homeworld3. Minecraft Legends is not a popular game. My cms However it isn't a guarantee of success. Minecraft is, in itself, one of the most played video games ever created, in the same league as Tetris, Super Mario Bros. and Grand Theft Auto. However, its attempts to expand beyond that popular formula have been intermittent. Minecraft Dungeons, an action-adventure game in Minecraft's style was met with mixed reviews when it debuted two years ago, as per an investigation by Metacritic. GameSpot, another CNET corporate subsidiary has given Minecraft Dungeons a "good" rating. GameSpot noted that Minecraft Dungeons was focused on fighting monsters, rather than offering a new twist to its original formula of world-building. Welcome to my blog "Rather than shift our expectations of what games could be, the game is relying on its popularity," GameSpot's Steve Watts wrote. Microsoft announced Minecraft Legends at its annual summer video game showcase, which is held online this year. The game will be available in the coming year for Xbox, PC and cloud gaming.