Minecraft: Story Mode Minecraft: Story Mode Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on the sandbox video game "Minecraft". The first five episodes of the game were released between October 2015 through March 2016, and an additional three episodes were released as downloadable content in mid-2016. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android, iOS, and Apple TV. The game was developed in association with Mojang, the original developer of "Minecraft". A retail version was released in December 2016.
Minecraft mods Microsoft announced a new tool, "Minecraft: Education Edition", which would be designed specifically for classroom use and which would continue on the legacy of "MinecraftEdu" to teach a wide variety of subjects using Minecraft. In "The Parent's Guidebook to Minecraft", author Cori Dusmann denotes that homeschooling and "Minecraft" make for an interesting match, as creating simple mods can be an "illustration of scientific principles," to which homeschooling providers are receptive. The idea of introducing Minecraft into school curriculums was resisted by Tom Bennett, who serves as an adviser to the British government. According to Bennett, Minecraft was a gimmick, and