Meet Alex, the newest playable character for Minecraft.
Oh, and that's a she.
She's far from being a new character, though. Alex has been around for a year, along with other female skins as paid skin packs or free mods. Now, she's officially free and an alternative default character randomly assigned to PC players at the start of the game. For the console version of Minecraft, she is a downloadable skin available for free.
The red-haired female character is downloadable and available starting Wednesday. She is also said to have a thinner frame and sports a ponytail.
"Now, everyone loves Steve -- he's probably the most famous minecrafter in the world, and has excellent stubble. But jolly old Steve doesn't really represent the diversity of our playerbase. For that reason, we're giving all players opportunity to play with an Alex skin instead," Mojang's Owen Hill wrote in a blog post.
Mojang was recently bought out by Microsoft.
The original default character, Steve, was never really confirmed to be a male character especially since he originally came out as a featureless blockhead. However, fans started calling him Steve, signifying that a majority of the gamers and fans view the character as male.
Speaking of skins, The Simpsons is going to be available as a paid skin for Playstation users, although there is no word as to its cost. For the Xbox line (Xbox 360 and Xbox One), it has been available since February for S1.99 as a downloadable pack.
"The Simpsons, and a bunch of their closest friends, enemies, and acquaintances are on the way," Hill said. Principal Skinner, Groundskeeper Willie, and even Dewey Largo are some of the characters coming in.
This week, 30 new character achievements were made available.
"Hunt them down but don't let them rule your playtime... and don't forget to eat or go to the toilet" Hill said.
With Alex's entry into the game, Minecraft just got even more interesting.
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