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=== ''Minecraft: Story Mode'' ===
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''Minecraft: Story Mode'', an episodic spin-off game developed by [[Telltale Games]] in collaboration with Mojang, was announced in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Copeland|first=Wesley|date=18 December 2014|title=Telltale and Mojang Announce Minecraft: Story Mode|url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/12/18/telltale-and-mojang-announce-minecraft-story-mode|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705065756/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/18/telltale-and-mojang-announce-minecraft-story-mode|archive-date=5 July 2015|access-date=18 March 2020|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|date=18 December 2014|title=Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic series from Telltale|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-18-minecraft-story-mode-is-an-episodic-series-from-telltale|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915181201/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-18-minecraft-story-mode-is-an-episodic-series-from-telltale|archive-date=15 September 2015|access-date=18 March 2020|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=Gamer Network}}</ref><ref name="Polygon Story Mode release">{{cite web|last1=Good|first1=Owen S.|date=16 September 2015|title=Telltale's Minecraft game launches Oct. 13, will have a physical release|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/16/9336787/telltales-minecraft-game-launches-oct-13-will-have-a-physical-release|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916165255/http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/16/9336787/telltales-minecraft-game-launches-oct-13-will-have-a-physical-release|archive-date=16 September 2015|access-date=16 September 2015|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> Consisting of five episodes plus three additional downloadable episodes, the standalone game is a narrative and player choice-driven, and it was released on [[Windows]], [[OS X]], [[iOS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Xbox One]] via download on 13 October 2015. A physical disc that grants access to all episodes was released for the aforementioned four consoles on 27 October.<ref name="Polygon Story Mode release" /> [[Wii U]]<ref name="VergecitesMSMonWiiU">{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Webster |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/8/26/9207085/minecraft-story-mode-telltale-games-interview |title=Giving Minecraft a story |website=[[The Verge]] |date=26 August 2015 |access-date=27 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827005650/http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/26/9207085/minecraft-story-mode-telltale-games-interview |archive-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions were available in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/minecraft-story-mode-the-complete-adventure-switch|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322023311/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/minecraft-story-mode-the-complete-adventure-switch|archive-date=22 March 2017|access-date=20 March 2017|website=www.nintendo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Liam|date=15 January 2017|title=Nintendo Switch games list in FULL: All launch games and 2017 releases REVEALED|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/753735/Nintendo-Switch-LAUNCH-TITLES-Full-games-list-March-release-date|access-date=20 March 2017}}</ref> From late 2018 to 5 December 2022, it was only available on [[Netflix]], where only the first five episodes were available.<ref name="The Verge">{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/2/18649550/minecraft-story-mode-telltale-games-mojang-june-25th-pulled-from-sale | title=Minecraft: Story Mode is being pulled from stores on June 25th | date=2 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/minecraft-story-mode-to-leave-netflix-globally-in-december-2022/articleshow/95406840.cms | title='Minecraft: Story Mode' to leave Netflix globally in December 2022 | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=November 9, 2022 }}</ref> The first trailer for the game was shown at Minecon on 4 July 2015, revealing some of the game's features. In ''Minecraft: Story Mode'', players control Jesse (voiced by [[Patton Oswalt]] and [[Catherine Taber]]),<ref name="Polygon Story Mode release" /> who sets out on a journey with his or her friends to find The Order of the Stone—four adventurers who slayed an Ender Dragon—in order to save their world. [[Brian Posehn]], [[Ashley Johnson (actress)|Ashley Johnson]], [[Scott Porter]], [[Martha Plimpton]], [[Dave Fennoy]], [[Corey Feldman]], [[Billy West]] and [[Paul Reubens]] portray the rest of the cast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Albert|first=Brian|date=4 July 2015|title=First Minecraft: Story Mode Details Revealed at Minecon|url=https://ign.com/articles/2015/07/04/first-minecraft-story-mode-details-revealed-at-minecon|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704210732/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/04/first-minecraft-story-mode-details-revealed-at-minecon|archive-date=4 July 2015|access-date=4 July 2015|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>{{Timeline of release years|2011=''[[Minecraft]]''|2015=''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]''|2017=''Minecraft: Story Mode: Season 2''|2019=''[[Minecraft Earth]]''|2020=''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''|2023=''[[Minecraft Legends]]''}}

==== ''Minecraft: Story Mode: Season 2'' ====
The second season was released from July to December 2017. It continued the story from the first season, with the player's choices affecting elements within ''Season Two''. [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Catherine Taber]], [[Ashley Johnson (actress)|Ashley Johnson]], and [[Scott Porter]] were confirmed to continue voicework for the new season. The game supports the new Crowd Play feature that Telltale introduced in ''[[Batman: The Telltale Series]]'', allowing up to 2,000 audience members to vote on decisions for the player using [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] or other streaming services.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=7 June 2017|title=Minecraft: Story Mode returns for a second season in July|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/7/15753752/minecraft-story-mode-season-2-release-date|access-date=7 June 2017|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> It was shut down along with the original ''Minecraft: Story Mode'', on 25 June 2019.<ref name="The Verge" />