<p>The Beano's Dennis, Gnasher and Walter join Minecraft By Emily Thomas Newsbeat reporter
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<p>Minecraft players must keep an eye out for "softy" Walter and his stinky pants. https://game-boat.com/ </p>
<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>Players can create an entire sausage for Gnasher and play with all of Dennis Gnasher's best tricks such as catapults and stink bombs.
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<p>It's part of the Beano's bigger plans to expand into digital. The mod was created in collaboration with the cartoonist and Frima Studios, which is a Canadian multiplatform game developer.
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<p>Mark Cotton, who is leading digital changes at Beano Mark Cotton, who is the head of digital at Beano Newsbeat that Minecraft is "their biggest passion and greatest 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 says that 32,000 comics are sold each week during the Beano that is an impressive figure.
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<p>It's still a lot from the two million copies sold during the peak of the magazines.
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<p>"We are very aware kids today are captivated by digital technology," Mark says. Mark.
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<p>"We must make The Beano a 360 brand that is where Dennis and Gnasher are everywhere kids are, rather than waiting for them to visit our store.
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<p>"So we're working on a whole series of initiatives in the next three to six months."
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<p>Among them are puzzle games as well as 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 onto a TV show, a photo sharing app and a YouTube channel.
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<p>Grand Theft Auto?
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<p>The comic has been around since 1938 and has plenty of adult fans. Also, could the Beano characters appear in any adult-oriented games? Dennis the Menace in Grand Theft Auto perhaps?
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<p>"No. Mark says, "No.
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<p>"We're focussing on the 7-11-year-old digital product - for the moment digital for us is about truly engaging with kids and understanding their passions."
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<p>They've been working with a group of 10 Minecraft and Beano enthusiasts aged 7-11 throughout the creation process.
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<p>Minnie the Minx
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<p>"We basically asked children"If Beano were to be in Minecraft What would it look like?
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<p>"This was the beginning of what they imagined. Evidently, their imaginations are much greater than we can possibly do for the time being.
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<p>"But they wanted to play pranks. They wanted Walter, Gnasher and Dennis. That's what they got.
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<p>"We'll continue to communicate with them. Our goal is to expand this and build Beanotown and let kids create their own ideas.
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<p>"Minecraft is so popular because it gives power to children. We cannot force children to do something, but they'd be resistant.
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<p>Are there any other characters who will be featured?
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<p>"We certainly want to extend it," says Mark.
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<p>"Minnie the Minx is the obvious persona and the one that the kids have been asking about. So I'd likely look at next."
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