Earlier this month, Wal-Mart listed the Minecraft: Xbox One Edition for sale this coming December on its website but this week comes word that the next-gen console versions will be released at the end of summer instead.
While development for the Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions of "Minecraft" are still underway and expected for release in December, 4J Studios released two screenshots of the much-anticipated game.
Gamers from all over the world have been eagerly waiting for the release of "Minecraft" on the Xbox One and Playstation 4 platforms, but until now there were only murmurings of a release date.
In a recent interview with Polygon, Mojang Chief Word Officer Owen Hill said the company is currently working on the Minecraft: Playstation 4 and PS Vita Editions and is expected to be released in either the second or third quarter of this year.
Microsoft's Xbox Wire announced Friday that Mojang, the company that developed the virtual sandbox game "Minecraft," had surpassed the 12-million mark of "Minecraft" units sold for the Xbox 360.
A battle of two creative minds erupted over Internet this week between "Minecraft" co-creator Markus Persson and "Gears of War" designer Cliff Bleszinski.
