by Stone Marshall | Dec 6, 2016 | Awesome Book News, Minecraft News |
“The Sims 4” will offer players some Christmas spirit in-game with the release of the “Holiday Celebration Pack”. The new feature comes with lots of new items and goodies that should set the mood right for the Yuletide season plus some bug fixes to boot.
Among the new items included in the “Holiday Celebration Pack” for “The Sims 4” include stuff like a holiday table, a fireplace, nutcrackers, and a centerpiece. The patch notes detail the new changes for the game, most expected to make game play a whole lot more enjoyable.
“The Sims 4” players will need to download the latest version of the game to see the changes. The update should automatically take place but gamers need not worry in case it doesn’t.
All “The Sims 4” players need to do is right-click on the game title and select “Update”. Take note that mods and customized content will temporarily be disabled once the update is applied. Players can simply re-enable them once everything has settled down, per reports.
Looking through the patch notes for “The Sims 4”, a lot of bugs have finally been addressed. The list includes things like dishes placed outside boundaries, seeing a residential lot with to a generic type of a lot, and character behaviors. The complete patch notes can be viewed at Sims Community Info.
The “Holiday Celebration Pack” for “The Sims 4” follows the success of the previously released paid add-on “City Living”. While that add-on offered lots of things to do, “The Sims 4” gamers can look forward to more content to set the mood and tone of their Sims for the Holiday season.
It should be interesting to see if these new content can help improve “The Sims 4”. As most know, EA has been trying to make ends meet by adding content to the game which sorely faltered in terms of sales which places the fate of “The Sims 5” on shallow waters as mentioned in a previous post.
‘The Sims 4’ Latest News & Update: Holiday Celebration Pack Released Alongside Bug Fixes, Details Here!
by Stone Marshall | Dec 6, 2016 | Awesome Book News, Minecraft News, Minecraft questions |
“Minecraft” console players are in for a treat this holiday. The game developer Mojang has prepared a spectacular holiday gift for console gamers. Here’s a sneak peak of your holiday goodies.
Since the last PC update of “Minecraft” last February called Combat Update – which changed the game intensely, this holiday update is much awaited for console gamers in all platforms. The long wait is almost over since the Holiday Update is within reach by this time.
This “Minecraft” Holiday Update will reportedly make the console version in close comparison with the PC version. Mojang unveiled four big features of the Holiday Update: Elytra, the magical gliding wings; the End Cities, which can be found after defeating the Ender Dragon; Lingering Potions, made from dragon’s breath, which can be thrown. These potions leave a bubbling slick behind which can be used as a trap. The Amplified Terrain, which has been in the PC version for a long time, is also part of the update.,
According to reports, “Minecraft” Holiday Update will also bring improvements to UI and introduce some new items, status effects, blocks and mobs. Aside from these sneak peaks Mojang has revealed, the game developer said that there are more surprises to look forward to. Though they won’t discuss more in further detail. There is one important part that is yet to be confirmed: the Combat Update for consoles.
This “Minecraft” Holiday Update is indeed exciting for PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U gamers. This holiday update is free to all “Minecraft” Console edition owners. There are still a lot of features to look forward to in this latest update and we just have to wait until it will be released. Moreover, “Minecraft” Holiday Update is slated to launch before December ends this year. For more “Minecraft” latest news & update, only here in Gamenguide.
‘Minecraft’ Latest Update Release Date, News & Update: Holiday Update Sneak Peak Released; Elytra, End Citied, Lingering Potions & Amplified Terrain Are Here!
by Stone Marshall | Dec 3, 2016 | Awesome Book News, Minecraft News, Minecraft questions |
Minecraft is a game that seems to run on anything. Be it your phone, PC, Xbox, or even your VR headset, Minecraft has a version for it. What all these versions all lack, however, is feature parity. The Windows 10 PC edition even lacks content found in the Java PC edition, and it results in a pretty different experience when you try the game out on another device. The team at Mojang has been taking steps to fix that, and a big leap ahead is coming soon to both the mobile and Windows 10 versions: 1.0.
This update adds a variety of things depending on your platform, but the biggest addition is The End. This area was originally released in version 1.0 of the original Java PC version of the game, and feature’s the game’s final boss. It’s a big enough addition to the game that this update’s even being officially called The Ender Update.
It’s been five long years since the original release of Minecraft: Pocket Edition, and it was the first of many strides to get Minecraft running on all the platforms it runs on today. Originally an insanely barebones port that hardly featured anything, it’s gone on to become almost as big as the original version of the game. One big thing it’s consistently been missing is the game’s soundtrack, and that’s thankfully changing with 1.0. It won’t be included in the main download for the game, but it will presumably be easy to find.
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition owners who happen to have an Oculus Rift with Oculus Touch also have a special reason to be happy, as 1.0 will bring support for Oculus Touch.
The Ender Update is coming soon.
Minecraft’s Pocket and Windows 10 editions reach 1.0
by Stone Marshall | Nov 30, 2016 | Awesome Book News, Minecraft News |
In February, the PC version of Minecraft got a massive update called the Combat Update that dramatically changed the game. But for console players on all platforms, it’s been a long wait. At last, the great Minecraft update we’ve been waiting for is finally coming. According to Mojang, via Engadget, the year’s biggest console update is coming out in late December, just in time for the holidays. And the update will bring the console edition close to parity with PC, adding in features like end cities, the Elytra, and amplified terrain. It’s a big deal.
Minecraft Holiday Update: Console Players Get The Goodies At Last
The ‘Minecraft’ holiday update for consoles will bring us the Elytra and many other much-anticipated features. Mojang
Mojang’s announcement cites four big new features coming in the holiday update: the End Cities, lost ruins in the End that can be found after defeating the Ender Dragon; the Elytra, the magical gliding wings found in End Ships in those cities; Lingering Potions made with Dragon’s Breath, which will be useful in the new End Cities; and Amplified terrain, a feature that the PC edition has had for a long time. Amplified mode is reasonably resource-intensive on PC edition, so we’ll see how well it performs on the consoles, especially the older ones. .
Mojang has said that the major holiday update will include several other new features as well, but hasn’t yet clued us in on the details. But one critical part of the Combat Update has not yet been confirmed for consoles: the actual updates to combat. The Combat Update revamped the game’s combat system dramatically, adding shields, giving players two hands instead of one and making many other changes that were not universally well-received. There’s been no word yet on whether these changes are also coming to the console editions, or how they would work if they did, so that’s something to keep an eye out for.
Either way, the Minecraft holiday update for PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U is extremely exciting news. It will give the game a large majority of the features already available on the PC edition, minus a few recent additions like haunted houses. And thanks to the Elytra, it will let us fly.
‘Minecraft’ Update PS4 & Xbox One: At Last, End Cities, Elytra And Amplified Terrain Are Coming
by Stone Marshall | Nov 29, 2016 | Awesome Book News |
Amazon US is now offering the Xbox One S 500 GB Console – Minecraft Bundle for only $212.49, nearly $80.00 off of the original $299.99 that Amazon normally sells the console for. The Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle (500GB) includes the Xbox One S 500GB console, an Xbox Wireless Controller, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Favorites Pack, Minecraft Builder’s Pack, Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta, and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial.
The deal is also available with free shipping, so hurry up and take advantage of this deal if you’ve been in the market for a new Xbox One S console, as the listing states that only limited quantities are available.
Find the deal here from Amazon. Amazon is also selling the Xbox Wireless Controller White for just $33.99. Find the listing here.
Deal: Get Xbox One S 500 GB Minecraft Bundle for only $212
by Stone Marshall | Nov 29, 2016 | Awesome Book News, Minecraft News |
The Foundation update for No Man’s Sky is here, and it’s remarkably familiar. Didn’t Minecraft tread this path already?
Back in May 2009, the game that would eventually be known as Minecraft launched as little more than an idea: Players could wander around a procedurally generated open world using tools to reshape it like an elaborate Lego sandbox.
A few months later, the earliest version of what would eventually become the game’s popular Survival mode — the core of Minecraft, in many ways — was introduced. Both modes of play evolved from there thanks to subsequent updates that added features and sanded down the rough edges.
It was an embryonic version of what is now widely referred to as the “early access” phase of indie development. This isn’t something that happens with every game, but many indies nowadays are choosing to release an unfinished product and then maintain a transparent dialogue with fans as work continues.
Strip away the $60 price tag and the Call of Duty-worthy marketing spend, and that’s what No Man’s Sky was at launch: an early access game.
Yes, the first version of No Man’s Sky focused on exploration rather than creation. That was a big criticism, really; the procedural generation engine that Hello built could provide a near infinite supply of wonders to discover, but there was no way to leave your lasting mark on the galaxy.
The Foundation update changes all of that (all the details are right here). Base-building and freighters, which are effectively space-borne bases, let you pick and choose your home. Teleportation tools rein in the unwieldiness of galactic exploration by giving you a way to get back to whatever slice you build for yourself.
These are just some highlights from what amounts to a much larger update. Foundation introduces farming, planetary scans, a wider range of resources, and a tweaked user interface. It also, in the most direct nod to Minecraft, breaks up the game across different modes of play.
Normal is the base game that launched in August, further enhanced by the new Foundation bits. It’s an easy mode survival game that echoes Minecraft‘s own survival mode. Creative mode removes the need to gather resources, letting players explore — and now, create — freely. Finally, the new Survival mode delivers a more challenging take on the base game.
These are positive changes for a game that has already shown plenty of promise but offers little reason for players to commit. But I’d still like to see one more thing from Hello founder Sean Murray and his team: improved communication.
Here’s an example: the Foundation update was revealed on Friday, Nov. 25, a.k.a. Black Friday. The announcement offered minimal details and a loose “this week” timeframe for the update. That’s bad timing and a frustrating lack of info, given it was the first public update on the state of No Man’s Sky since September.
To be fair, Hello isn’t technically bound to the early access commitment of transparency. Regardless of what was in the game at launch, No Man’s Sky was marketed and sold as a complete release.
That said, in the weeks and months since launch, Hello has acknowledged the game’s shortcomings and pledged to address them. Murray himself — who promised a bit too much, too often in the run-up to release — seems to have learned from past mistakes.
Hello delivered the update just two days after that announcement, well within the previously stated “this week” timetable. Even better, Murray doubled down on the announcement with some real talk on Twitter.
That’s the important thing Hello has been missing: players don’t necessarily need the full roadmap, but communication is essential. Minecraft fans didn’t necessarily know what was coming as the game evolved into and then beyond its final form, but they could always count on hearing updates and non-updates alike from Mojang.
This new update adds a lot of exciting content to No Man’s Sky, but I’m much more excited about the foundation it lays for Hello’s continuing relationship with its players. Whether or not it was ever intended to live as an early access game, that’s where it is now.
When ‘No Man’s Sky’ follows the lead of ‘Minecraft,’ all fans win
