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‘Minecraft Dungeons’ Pays Tribute to ‘Diablo’ With Secret Cow Level
Released yesterday, it’s been repeatedly said that Minecraft Dungeons bears a strong resemblance to Blizzard’s classic Diablo series. And now, with the discovery of an Easter Egg, you can see that the developers were paying attention.
For those not in the know, the original Diablo had rumours of a secret level that involved the cows just outside of Tristram. Blizzard denied that there was such a thing, yet the rumours persisted. So much, that Blizzard decided to finally give fans a Secret Cow Level in Diablo II. And thanks to Lords of Gaming, we now know that Minecraft Dungeons has its own Cow Level.
It’s a bit involved to access the secret, but the gist of it is you must have completed Minecraft Dungeons once. After that, you’ll need to find your way into a giant church near your camp. In the church, interact with a painting of a dog, and that will reveal locations in other levels of the game that you’ll need to revisit in order to discover hidden runes. Obtain the runes, then come back, push the button, and the gateway to the secret level, called Moo?, is yours.
And yes, you do get attacked by cows once you enter the level.
Minecraft Dungeons is available now for Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.