Minecraft gets new Halloween and Star Wars DLC

Minecraft is about to get spooky! The good folks at 4J have created an entire mash-up pack dedicated to the eeriest time of the year. Not only does this pack include a whopping 43 skins, a creepy texture pack you can apply to your other Minecraft worlds and ghostly music, it comes with an entire world that’s guaranteed to scare you senseless.

Well, that’s not actually true, but it is kinda freaky. There’s even a rollercoaster that you and your friends can ride on as many times as you like for no additional charge. The ride doesn’t feature boring things like height restrictions or tickets, you’ll be happy to hear.

The skins on offer have something of an old-school Halloween vibe. Here are some examples: Grim Reaper, Bride of Frankenstein, Wicked Witch, Tree Face, Mad Doctor, Swamp Monster and, of course, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As with all our packs, you’ll be able to download a few of them for free.

The Halloween Mashup pack is available now and costs €3.99 / £3.29.

That’s not the only content dropping, though! The third pack of Star Wars character skins also touches down today! Disney, Lucasfilm and Microsoft have teamed up once again to bring your favourite characters from a galaxy far, far away to Minecraft with the new Minecraft Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack.

From the scheming Senator Palpatine to the courageous Queen Amidala, and of course, the powerful Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, you are free to build new worlds with iconic characters. Minecrafters can enjoy more than 50 character skins from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and relive the rise of the Galactic Empire block by block.

The Minecraft Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack is available starting tomorrow on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita for €2.99/£2.49.