{"id":118907,"date":"2020-10-03T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/10\/minecraft_dungeons_receiving_free_cross-play_update_this_november_new_howling_peaks_dlc_to_follow"},"modified":"2020-10-03T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T23:00:00","slug":"minecraft-dungeons-receiving-free-cross-play-update-this-november-new-howling-peaks-dlc-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/10\/03\/minecraft-dungeons-receiving-free-cross-play-update-this-november-new-howling-peaks-dlc-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Dungeons Receiving Free Cross-Play Update This November, New Howling Peaks DLC To Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3450da6818c79\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3450da6818c79\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Minecraft Dungeons.original\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3450da6818c79\/minecraft-dungeons-original.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3450da6818c79\/minecraft-dungeons-original.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Minecraft Dungeons.original\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>As fun as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/minecraft_dungeons\">Minecraft Dungeons<\/a><\/strong> is, one thing missing is cross-platform multiplayer. Well before the game&#8217;s release, the team at Mojang gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/04\/minecraft_dungeons_wont_let_you_team_up_with_random_players_online\">everyone a heads up about this<\/a> and said it was &#8220;looking forward&#8221; to enabling this feature for free in a future update. So when can we expect it to arrive?<\/p>\n<p>At <em>Minecraft Live<\/em>, it was confirmed this &#8220;free update&#8221; for cross-play would roll out this November. It means you&#8217;ll be able to play with your friends across any platform.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, it was announced the brand new <strong>Howling Peaks DLC<\/strong> and Season Pass would be arriving in December. This paid DLC comes with a new boss &#8211; the Tempest Golem &#8211; and on the side, there&#8217;s another <em>free<\/em> update, Apocalypse Plus:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This adds 20 new difficulties after Apocalypse VII, increases the characters\u2019 power ceiling, and adds new enchantments and items.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at this new content, along with a teaser of what&#8217;s to come:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"MC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cf1ad064b6cb7\/mc.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cf1ad064b6cb7\/mc.original.jpg\" alt=\"MC\"><\/a><a title=\"MC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3cb6862368b17\/mc.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3cb6862368b17\/mc.original.jpg\" alt=\"MC\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"MC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/16525af4d0e75\/mc.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/16525af4d0e75\/mc.original.jpg\" alt=\"MC\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello there hero, adventure calls once again! Dangerous mobs, new gear, and the power of the wind itself, all await you atop perilous peaks!<\/p>\n<p>Howling Peaks DLC arrives in December \u2013 it&#8217;s nearly time to trek to the top!<\/p>\n<p>\u21a3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CPC2Hy82Fe\">https:\/\/t.co\/CPC2Hy82Fe<\/a> \u21a2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sAcpaWRe0x\">pic.twitter.com\/sAcpaWRe0x<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Minecraft (@Minecraft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Minecraft\/status\/1312433111347720193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hostile jungles and forever-winter lands have been just a taste of what&#8217;s to come! Here&#8217;s a sneak-peek of some of the amazing content we&#8217;re bringing to Dungeons next year \u2013 don&#8217;t worry if it doesn&#8217;t look sparkly and perfect just yet, we&#8217;ve still got work to do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RLgCzBESGp\">pic.twitter.com\/RLgCzBESGp<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Minecraft (@Minecraft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Minecraft\/status\/1312433911608291328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Will you be revisiting Minecraft Dungeons when these updates arrive? <em>Tell us down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fun as Minecraft Dungeons is, one thing missing is cross-platform multiplayer. Well before the game&#8217;s release, the team at Mojang gave everyone a heads up about this and said it was &#8220;looking forward&#8221; to enabling this feature for free in a future update. So when can we expect it to arrive? 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