Minecraft Launches Ben 10 Content & New DLC

Mojang released two new additions to Minecraft this week as we got the Caves & Cliffs update as well as the new Ben 10 DLC. First off, the update is totally free and has been added to every single version of the base game on the planet, so everyone should have it as soon as you download it. Included in the update are a few new additions and creatures, including the axolotl, a cute goat (which will ram you), a new glow squid and glow ink that comes from it, new blocks of various forms to come across, like amethyst and dripleaf and copper, and the ability to craft a spyglass to see far into the distance. Plus the addition of a new weapon in lightning rods that emit a redstone signal when struck by lightning! As for the Ben 10 addition, we have more info below and you can check out a trailer for it as well.

What in the world is causing all that racket? It sounds like some sort of adventure-prone vehicle with two children and a senior citizen on board. Wait a minute, that can only mean one thing – the Rustbucket is here! Are you ready to go hero? I hope so, because the Ben 10 DLC just landed in Minecraft! This DLC comes in two different modes – Story and Free Roam. In Story Mode, you will need to step up and face an epic challenge. Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max need your help recovering lost alien DNA from the Omnitrix. Transform into all of Ben's alien heroes to defeat iconic villains like Vilgax, Zombozo, and Kevin 11 as the story unfolds. If you want to access all the alien DNA right away, then Free Roam Mode is for you. Maybe you want to take Rath for a stroll up the side of a skyscraper, or speed down the highway as XLR8? It's up to you to decide which alien is right for the job, but remember – there are villains to defeat in Free Roam Mode too!

CARTOON NETWORK AND HBO MAX REVEAL PLANS FOR TEEN TITANS GO.

Cartoon Network will continue to lean into some of its most popular franchises, including Ben 10, Teen Titans Go! and Infinity Train, while also expanding with new offerings to help bolster sister streaming service HBO Max. WarnerMedia, which owns both outlets, announced plans for family and kids programming on Wednesday, giving the green light to more than 300 hours of series, specials and acquisitions. The upcoming slate features plenty of characters that have anchored Cartoon Network for the last decade, but there are also some new franchises on the horizon, including Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. WarnerMedia revealed its picking up a second season of the previously announced animated series before the first season premieres. A prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins, about the mischievous mogwai critters, the first season is currently in production with a voice cast that includes Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, James Hong and Matthew Rhys.

“The show takes place in 1920s China,” executive producer/showrunner Tze Chun teased in a video WarnerMedia presented to advertisers as part of their upfront presentation. “We really wanted to be authentic to that time period and we have an incredible team of artists and cultural advisors who really built this world and made that happen. It starts in Shanghai and it follows that old Mr. Wing [played as an elderly man by Keye Luke in the original Gremlins] when he was just a 10-year-old boy named Sam. He meets Gizmo and he also meets a French street thief named Elle, and the three of them go on a journey through China to return Gizmo to his ancestral home, the Valley of Jade.” Another new series is Jade Armor, which, according to the studio, “centers around the martial arts-loving Lan Jun, an unlikely teenage heroine who must learn the ancient secrets of her family and uncover the unexpected, all while navigating life as a teen.”