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Since 2009, Minecraft鈥檚 main character, nicknamed Steve, has been silently shaping the landscape of countless worlds into treehouses, skyscrapers, battleships, and more.

But soon he鈥檒l find himself in an entirely different kind of world 鈥� one driven by stories.

Minecraft creator Mojang is collaborating with Telltale Games, the video game studio famous for episodic games such as The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, on a Minecraft spinoff titled Minecraft: Story Mode.

The game will be released in episodes in 2015, and will be available for Xbox and PlayStation consoles as well as PCs, Macs, iOS, and Android devices.

Mojang and Telltale say in their announcement that although Minecraft: Story Mode will be about the world of Minecraft, it isn鈥檛 meant to establish an official narrative for the game nor to explain Steve鈥檚 origins. The episodes will be influenced by player choice, and the two companies say they鈥檙e working with the player community to determine the game鈥檚 narrative.

Minecraft is a sandbox game in which players are encouraged to build anything they want using the materials around them, so the introduction of a narrative structure will be an interesting new direction for the franchise. It鈥檚 also worth noting that Telltale-produced games generally have pretty adult themes 鈥� so partnering with Mojang on a Minecraft game is a bit of a twist for the studio.

Telltale hasn鈥檛 released any in-game footage or artwork to show what Minecraft: Story Mode will look like, but Mojang did produce a short browser game called Info Quest II that contains some details about the upcoming game. Info Quest II consists of a conversation between the player and a 鈥渨ild Mojangsta,鈥� who gives information about Minecraft: Story Mode and explains why Mojang chose to collaborate with Telltale.

鈥淭elltale鈥檚 game will feel similar in tone to Minecraft itself,鈥� the Mojangsta says, 鈥渢hough it鈥檚 a totally original take, inspired by our game.鈥� Later, the character adds, 鈥淭his [game] won鈥檛 look exactly like Minecraft, but it will feel authentic in its own special way. Keen crafters won鈥檛 be disappointed.鈥�

Minecraft has been downloaded more than 100 million times since its public release in 2009. In September, Microsoft paid $2.5 billion to acquire Mojang and Minecraft. Mojang also recently released Scrolls, a strategy video game for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android that mixes elements of board games and trading card games.