<p>The Beano's Dennis, Gnasher and Walter join Minecraft By Emily Thomas Newsbeat reporter
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<p>Minecraft players need to watch out for "softy" Walter and his stinky pants.
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<p>You can now add Walter, Dennis, the Menace, and Gnasher from The Beano to the PC version of the game.
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<p>Gnasher can be made a sausage by players and all of Dennis his pranks, such as catapults and stink bombs can be employed. http://wristwound9.xtgem.com/__xt_blog/__xtblog_entry/__xtblog_entry/30041923-download-minecraft-mods-minecraft-mods?__xtblog_block_id=1#xt_blog </p>
<p>It's part of the Beano's wider plans to expand into digital, and its model has emerged from a collaboration between the cartoon and Frima Studios, a Canadian multiplatform game developer.
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<p>Mark Cotton, who is the head of digital transformation at Beano Mark Cotton, the Beano's digital leader, told Newsbeat that Minecraft is "their biggest passion and their most cherished love"
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<p>Mark states that the game is an extension of the comic and a way of making The Beano "a more holistic experience" for children.
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<p>He claims that 32,000 comics are sold every week of the Beano which is a healthy number.
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<p>It's still a lot less than the two million copies sold at the peak of the magazines.
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<p>"We are very aware kids today are captivated by digital media," Mark says. Mark.
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<p>"We have to transform The Beano into a 360 brand where Dennis and Gnasher is everywhere that kids are, instead of expecting them to come to us.
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<p>"So we're putting together an entire series of articles on the coming three to six months."
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<p>Some of them include puzzle games, interactive comics, and an "action 3-D game for kids".
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<p>The Beano's publisher DC Thompson has already extended the brand to a TV show, a photo-sharing application and YouTube channel.
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<p>Grand Theft Auto?
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<p>The comic has been in existence since 1938, and has a lot of adult fans. Also, could the Beano characters appear in any adult games - Dennis the Menace in Grand Theft Auto perhaps? http://troop1914.org/ha/members/chequehelen1/activity/46045/ </p>
<p>"No. That's not something we'd focus on right now," says Mark.
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<p>"We're focused on the 7 to 11-year-old digital product - at the moment digital for us is about really engaging with children and understanding their passions."
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<p>In order to accomplish this, they've consulted a group of 10 seven to 11-year-old Beano and Minecraft fans throughout the development process.
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<p>Minnie the Minx
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<p>"We basically asked children"If Beano was to appear in Minecraft what would it look like?'
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<p>"This was their first step towards imagining what they desired. Their imaginations can stretch far beyond what we are able to do at the moment.
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<p>"But they were looking for pranks. They wanted Walter, Gnasher and Dennis. That's what they got.
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<p>"We'll keep talking to them. We'd like to extend this and build Beanotown and let children create their own ideas.
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<p>"Minecraft is so loved because it gives power to kids. If we try to constrain the children and tell them what they should do, they'd probably reject it."
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<p>Are there any other characters you could be allowed in?
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<p>"We definitely want to expand it," says Mark.
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<p>"The obvious character and the one the kids have been asking for is Minnie the Minx so that's what we'd likely look at next."
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