On Tuesday, software giant Microsoft has released "Halo 5: Guardians" inspired skins for the "Minecraft" video game. The new skins are part of the company's "Minecraft: Halo Edition" mashup, the "Halocraft" pack, which will be released on Oct. 23 for Xbox One and Xbox 320. The company said that the game's new skins will feature Master Chief and Spartan Locke and other playable characters from Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris, Gamespot reports.
"There are eight new skins in total, with each of the four members from both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris. The skins are free for anyone who already owns the Minecraft: Halo Edition Mash Up DLC pack," MMGN said.
Listed below are the skins that will be introduced in the "Minecraft: Halo Edition," according to Cinemablend.
Blue Team:
- Spartan-117 The Master Chief
- Spartan-104 Fredric
- Spartan-087 Kelly
- Spartan-058 Linda
Fireteam Osiris:
- Spartan Locke
- Spartan Buck
- Spartan Tanaka
- Spartan Vale
"The Halo Mash-Up Pack, priced at $3.99, includes a bunch of other content inspired by the series. Players will get access to Halo-themed textures, menus and craftable items. Pre-made worlds based on iconic locations from the series like Silent Cartographer, Sandtrap, Valhalla, and Blackout are also included. Sergeant Johnson, the Arbiter and Cortana are some of the dozens of skins in the pack. To complete the Halo experience, 4J also threw in 31 music tracks from throughout the franchise," the report said.
Cinemablend reports that the game's upcoming content, which will be released for "Minecraft: Xbox One Edition" and "Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition," is actually part of 4J Studios' contribution to the "Halo 5: Guardians" upcoming launch. It was said that players will be receiving the game's new skins DLC within this week.
"This cross-promotion isn't surprising, considering Microsoft owns both Halo and Minecraft these days. What is surprising, though, is that the Halo 5 content isn't a standalone purchase. Instead, 4J Studios is updating the existing Halo Mash-Up Pack for the game for no charge," the report said.
