Game company Mojang is celebrating the third birthday of its epic sandbox video game "Minecraft" by giving away three free character skins to Xbox One and Xbox 360 players. These freebies will be available for download until May 17 in celebration of the game's arrival three years ago on the last-gen console.
Xbox One and Xbox 360 players can get an all new pack with "veteran Mojangstas," which has models that resemble developers from the "Minecraft" team that made the 360 game possible and enjoyable. This pack has "a few cheeky extras" included as well.
Meanwhile, Xbox One players will finally get to see the first and second birthday packs from the last two years. Xbox 360 users already enjoyed these free colorful skins but it will be the first time for players using the current-gen console to have the skins. These previous packs include cool and lovable characters such as Master Chief, Banjo and Kazooie, Conker, and even Horstachio from "Viva Piñata."
Apart from a birthday celebration, Mojang also revels at the fact that "Minecraft" for Xbox 360 has sold 20 million copies since it was made available on May 9, 2012. This was particularly quick seeing that not too long ago, the figure was at 12 million. The studio did not forget to attribute the success of the game to Scottish developer 4J Studios, which has done an insanely great job in bringing the addicting game to the Xbox.
Mojang acknowledges, gratifies and encourages each of those millions of players to "fire up your Xbox, load up Minecraft, then throw a freshly-baked cake at your television" in celebration of the momentous day. Gamers can greet "Minecraft" a happy birthday and take part in the celebration by heading to the marketplace before May 17 to get a hold of these precious goodies.
