by Stone Marshall | Apr 11, 2016 | Minecraft News |
If your kids are going to play video games anyway, then you may want to make sure they’re really good at it. Why? Well, take for example this group of grade and middle school kids from Maryland who got a $15,000 shared college scholarship for winning the second Super League Gaming World Championship in Minecraft. Super League Gaming is a four-week league wherein participants play games in theaters. The 10- to 14-year-old players calling themselves Live2Craft bested 450 other groups of all ages (mostly grade- to high school-aged, though) from 68 cities across the US.
While the 5-person team won the scholarship prize, the top-scoring player in the league is from another team in California: a 10-year-old kid named Julien Wiltshire. He was also the first season’s top scoring player and even took home a $5,000 scholarship prize. This time, he defeated almost 2,000 other gamers — twice the number of the first season’s participants — earning him the right to brag that he’s now a two-time Minecraft champ. He might also be gearing up for the third season starting on April 30th, so if your younglings want to join, it may be wise to start training them pronto.
Group of 10- to 14-year-olds win $15,000 playing ‘Minecraft’
by Stone Marshall | Apr 11, 2016 | Minecraft News |
Minecraft: Wii U Edition proved to be a download success when it arrived on the eShop late last year, albeit Nintendo gamers have had to wait for some key updates, while the Nintendo-exclusive content announced with the launch is still a mystery. Nevertheless, developer 4J Studios is still improving the Wii U version, and has released a new patch to step it up another gear.
It’s a notable update as it adds Achievements, Wii Classic Controller Support, a Story Mode skin pack and more besides. The full changelog is below.
- Added Story Mode skin pack.
- Added achievements.
- Added support for Wii Classic Controllers.
- Added new “Minecart Sounds” option to Audio Settings.
- Added Huge Mushroom Blocks to the Creative and Superflat menus.
- Improved sprint control.
- Fix for issue where the Ender Dragon would be immune to attacks.
- Fix for Slimes not spawning in certain Swamps and Slime Chunks.
- Fix for Potion of Swiftness, Potion of Slowness and Speed bonus of Beacon having no effect on the player.
- Fix for teleporting a player while they are sleeping in a Bed not working properly.
- Fix for some chunks in the Overworld not generating for clients of a multiplayer game.
- Fix for issue where Experience Orbs could not be obtained by some trades with Villagers.
- Fix for Thorns enchantment not affecting players.
- Fix for MCCE #747 – TNT cannon not working.
- Fix for MCCE #659 – Doors have a weird texture on top when open (And other sides).
- Fix for MCCE #1854 – Grass positioning is perfect.
- Fix for MCCE #1826 – White tulip description incorrect.
- Fix for MCCE #1756 – Witch Hut Bounding Box Too Small.
- Fix for MCCE #1260 – Submerged Witch Huts.
- Fix for MCCE #483 – Camera jitter and player unable to move when looking at chest you are standing on.
- Fix for MCCE #863 – The map does not work as it should (unless “View Hand” is turned on).
- Fix for MCCE #1757 – Slimes spawning in witch huts.
- Fix for MCCE #1739 – No icon in item frame map.
- Fix for MCCE #1803 – Item frames vanishing in very strange draw distance.
It appears to be a decent update, all told. If you’re in the Wii U Minecraft crew check it out and let us know what you think.
With thanks to Ryan Millar for the heads up.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Update Adds Achievements, Wii Classic Controller Support and More
by Stone Marshall | Apr 10, 2016 | Minecraft News |
For a limited time on Google Play, you can pick up Minecraft: Story Mode, published and created by Telltale Games, for only $0.49. Typically priced at $4.99, this is quite a deal for fans of Minecraft and Telltale.
In this game, you play as a team of Minecraft realm dwellers, tasked with saving your world from dark, magical powers. You will travel across the land all of the way to the Nether in your quest to make your home safe again from the Ender Dragon. All five parts of this episodic series are available for multiple platforms, and your $0.49 purchase unlocks the first chapter. Once you are completed with that, you can purchase a season pass or each chapter individually via an IAP.
The game is playable on basically any device, but most notably, is compatible with Android TV and supported controllers, such as SHIELD TV with the SHIELD Controller.
Good luck on your quest!
Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode is on Sale for Just $0.49
by Stone Marshall | Apr 10, 2016 | Minecraft News |
Already released in Japan and Europe, with North America getting it later today, Minecraft update 1.25 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita adds six new Trophies, Minecraft: Story Mode Skin Packsupport, improved sprint control, and more.
Here’s the full list of patch notes, which apply to all PlayStation platforms unless noted otherwise:
- Added Story Mode skin pack.
- Added 6 new trophies.
- Added new “Minecart Sounds” option to Audio Settings.
- Added Huge Mushroom Blocks to the Creative and Superflat menus.
- Improved sprint control.
- Fix for issue where the Ender Dragon would be immune to attacks
- Fix for Slimes not spawning in certain Swamps and Slime Chunks.
- Fix for Potion of Swiftness, Potion of Slowness and Speed bonus of Beacon having no effect on the player.
- Fix for teleporting a player while they are sleeping in a Bed not working properly.
- Fix for some chunks in the Overworld not generating for clients of a multiplayer game.
- Fix for issue where Experience Orbs could not be obtained by some trades with Villagers.
- Fix for Thorns enchantment not affecting players.
- Fix for MCCE #747 – TNT cannon not working.
- Fix for MCCE #659 – Doors have a weird texture on top when open (And other sides).
- Fix for MCCE #1854 – Grass positioning is perfect.
- Fix for MCCE #1826 – White tulip description incorrect.
- Fix for MCCE #1756 – Witch Hut Bounding Box Too Small.
- Fix for MCCE #1260 – Submerged Witch Huts.
- Fix for MCCE #483 – Camera jitter and player unable to move when looking at chest you are standing on.
- Fix for MCCE #863 – The map does not work as it should (unless “View Hand” is turned on).
- Fix for MCCE #1757 – Slimes spawning in witch huts.
- Fix for MCCE #1739 – No icon in item frame map.
- Fix for MCCE #1803 – Item frames vanishing in very strange draw distance.
- Fixed a memory issue causing “Failed to Load” message. (PS3 only)
The Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Wii U versions of Minecraft were all updated today as well, carrying similar patch notes to the PlayStation versions.
As for the Minecraft: Story Mode Skin Pack, it’ll be available in the PlayStation Store later today for free. Then, after April 12 in Europe and April 13 in North America, it will be priced at £2.49/€2.99.
Here’s what’s included in the Skin Pack:
The latest skin pack, Minecraft: Story Mode Skin Pack, allows you to make your own adventures as one of the characters from the beloved Telltale Games series. Play as one of the various Jesse options, the TNT juggling Magnus, the scheming Ivor, or one of the many other Minecraft: Story Mode characters. This highly requested pack will help you recreate your favourite moments in Minecraft: Story Mode or craft a new story and world of your own.
What do you think of today’s update?
Minecraft Update 1.25 Now Available on PS4, PS3 & PS Vita
by Stone Marshall | Apr 9, 2016 | Minecraft News |
The latest Minecraft update is now available and it comes with the usual fixes and tweaks. According to reports, the new update fixed the issues that were preventing players from connecting to some servers on their realms.
At the same time, the new Minecraft 1.9.2 comes with “toughness” stats, which means that once again it is worth crafting diamond armor. We’re pretty sure that the players will now start working on their diamond armor in order to have a good defense against the nasty creatures that this game comes with.
In addition, Mojang claims that the new update brings improvements to performance and memory usage of servers, as well as to command blocks from custom maps, which will behave better and this will be noticed in long sequences which are executed at every tick.
Here are more changes that the Minecraft verision 1.9.2 comes with:
– Elytra sound effects have been added;
– The AI has been improved;
– The entity selectors have been improved;
– The loot tablets now also work in droppers and dispensers;
– The Hoppers can now pull items out of blocked chests;
– The limit for “Executed command blocks per tick” has been increased.
We’re pretty sure that the Minecraft fans will be quite happy with the new improvements that this new game version comes with.
We remind you that Mojang is continuously working on the game and has asked the players to report any bugs and issues that they find, so that the developers will be able to fix them as soon as possible. Mojang has also emphasized that “if nobody reports a bug, we can’t fix it!”, so if you want this game to evolve with your help, we suggest you to report any bug, error or problem that you find while playing it.
Minecraft 1.9.2 Update Available with Bug Fixes and Tweaks
