‘Minecraft’ News: Minecraft’s New Exploration Update Offers New Enemies, Items And Quests

‘Minecraft’ News: Minecraft’s New Exploration Update Offers New Enemies, Items And Quests

Minecraft launched this week the Exploration Update, which is a free expansion that offers a broad range of new enemies, items and quests.

Especially tailored for players who love searching through Minecraft’s wild wilderness for hidden treasures, the Exploration Update offers new elements such as map traders. Its llama caravans also let player-led expeditions produce special equipment and other valuables.

As soon as players install the new update, they will meet the new villager type known as the Cartographer, whose job is to dole out treasure maps in exchange for emeralds. These maps lead players to brand new locations and dungeons which have emerged across the worlds of Minecraft since its last content-expanding update.

Following the new treasure maps, players may bump into seaside Ocean Monuments, which include deadly Guardians who hand over important resources when they get defeated. Explorers who are well-equipped may also want to see the Woodland Mansions, a new location type that is festered with magic-wielding Illagers.

When players succeed in taking out enemies at the Woodland Mansion, they are awarded the Totem of Undying. This totem is a rare item that grants players the privilege to be automatically saved from risky and even deadly situations. The Totem of Undying gets activated as soon as the health meter of the player empties, to restore him to full strength.

With the new update, players can now also saddle wild llamas to create a protective caravan train. Having several llamas gives explorers little fear from monsters that roam around the Minecraft worlds, as they target threats that come nearby.

The Exploration Update is currently available as a free download for Windows 10 and Mac versions of Minecraft.

‘Minecraft’ News: Minecraft’s New Exploration Update Offers New Enemies, Items And Quests

Minecraft 1.11 Exploration Update Download Available for PC and Mac

Minecraft 1.11 Exploration Update Download Available for PC and Mac

Minecraft fans have been waiting for this update for a while and it’s finally live. But most important, it will make exploration more exciting, as it brings new ways to transport items, new treasure maps and mobs, as well as tones of bug fixes.

According to the change-log, the exploration map will be from Cartographer Villagers, which will ask for emeralds in exchange. This map will be used to locate Ocean Monuments (slightly blue) and the new Woodland Mansions (brown). It won’t be easy to just grab treasures, because they will be guarded by Illagers, which are Villager’s “creepy cousins”. The two Illagers that players will face are the Vindicator (axe-wielding) and Evoker (spell-casting). If players defeat the latter, they are able to find the Totem of Undying which will resurrect them when taking lethal damage. Players shouldn’t explore for treasure without this tool, and they should hold it in the moment they are close to death.

After finding a new treasure, in order to transfer the goods, players will use llamas, which they will ride with the right equipment – a chest for portable storage. And a llama with a leash on it will attract the nearby ones, forming a caravan that the player will be able to use.

Another thing that will help players manage their treasures is the Shulker Box, which is a new type of chest that will keep all of its items even if it’s destroyed. And it can be considered a portable container that players will use to store what they need.

In the new update have been fixed 279 bugs, and we’ll mention a few of them:

– Dropped anvil wasn’t making any sound when it broke;
– Compass was pointing wrong direction after returning from nether;
– Chickens’ necks didn’t have any texture;
– When looking at an Iron Door/Iron Trapdoor players couldn’t eat, throw, or shoot;
– Ender dragon was hostile to players in Creative;
– Repeaters updated differently;
– Wither skeletons flickered in direct sunlight etc.

The full list of changes in Minecraft Update 1.11 can be found here.

Minecraft 1.11 Exploration Update Download Available for PC and Mac

Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date and Speculations

Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date and Speculations

It’s safe to say that the internet exploded upon seeing the official teaser trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. The sequel to the original Red Dead Redemption has been long awaited by fans, ever since the launch of the now iconic western adventure that swept the gaming community off its feet.

However, after the hype piped down a bit, people started wondering about the release details, which weren’t made clear at all, the only viable information received being the fact that the game is slated for a 2017 launch.

Although it’s pure speculation at this point, there are some small factors that can lead up to uncovering some important details about the game’s release. For starters, let’s take a look at the supported systems. It’s a no-brainer that Rockstar will oblige the numerous Xbox One and PS4 users with a copy of its newest hit game, as skipping over any of the two platforms while they are at their peak would be the equivalent of marketing suicide. A big name such as Rockstar knows better than to dump a huge revenue source like PlayStation or Xbox.

PC fans however, are more anxious to hear news about the RDR 2 release, as they have history with the franchise. Back when Red Dead Redemption  was released, the developer promised a PC version, generating massive hype in the PC community, but ended up failing to deliver those promises, meaning that PC users waiting to play RDR were left empty handed. While there were no official promises of a PC version made yet for RDR 2, PC users hope that Rockstar will allow them to get piece of their newest gun-slingin’ pie.

Taking a look at the release date, it seems that RDR will be launched some time during the Fall of 2017. It is in the developer’s best interest to ship the game out in a timely manner, but also make sure everything is set before putting the game in the consumer’s hands, as technical difficulties, lackluster features or otherwise anything else that might seem inconsistent, will only result in a stain not only on Rockstar’s  portfolio, but also the image of Red Dead Redemption, which went down in gaming history as a classic.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date and Speculations

Steve Carell set to star in Minecraft film

Steve Carell set to star in Minecraft film

The actor, seen recently in Café Society, is in talks to play the lead in Warner’s adaptation of the popular video game

In the game … Steve Carell.

 Steve Carell is likely to be the first actor to join Warner Bros’s Minecraft movie, which adapts the bestselling Mojang game for the big screen.

Minecraft, which was first released in 2009, is an avatar game that allows players to create their own characters and environments using textured cubes to vanquish nighttime monsters. Some 106m copies of the game had been sold by summer this year. Minecraft is the bestselling PC game to date and the second bestselling video game of all time, after Tetris.

The studio acquired the movie rights in February; the film is set to be released on 25 May 2019.

Other forthcoming video game adaptations include Assassin’s Creed, reuniting Macbeth’s Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and director Justin Kurzel; Call of Duty, Pokémon Go, Fruit Ninja, Monster Hunter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris and a reboot of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, produced by and starring Alicia Vikander.

Steve Carell set to star in Minecraft film

Xbox One Minecraft Bundle Available on Black Friday Deals

Xbox One Minecraft Bundle Available on Black Friday Deals

Black Friday is getting close and the most sought after discounts are gaming consoles deals. Retailers know that too well and they have already released Black Friday deals for Xbox One bundles. The biggest retailers to already provide Xbox One deals are Walmart, GameStop, Dell, Microsoft, Kohl’s, Target, Costco and Best Buy. We are going to take a look over all bundle discount deals and see which one offers the best one.

Xbox One Bundles

The most popular holiday gift items are Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 and for that reason big retailers are already selling console bundles. The console bundle includes one gaming console and a new released game, some bundles also contain additional accessories. The prices have significantly gone down in comparison with last year’s deals. The standard price for a gaming console bundle in 2015 was $349 and this year the standard price has gone down to $299.

Best Black Friday Deals

The minimum discount for the Xbox One bundle is $50. Walmart, Bestbuy and GameStop are offering the Xbox One Minecraft bundle for only $249 but these are not the best deals yet. Money wise the best deal can be found at Kohl’s, and they are offering the Xbox One Minecraft bundle for only $175 by including $75 in Kohl’s cash which can be spent on different items found in Kohl’s store.

Dell is also offering a great Black Friday deal by making the Xbox One Battlefield 1 bundle include a Gears of War 4 additional game and an extra Xbox One wireless controller for the price of just $249.

Microsoft themselves are also putting an online deal for their own Microsoft bundle, a $25 Microsoft gift card and an additional game that the customer can select.

It seems that Kohl’s has the best price, but Dell is the one who wins the round since they are packing up the bundle with an extra Xbox One wireless controller as well.

Xbox One Minecraft Bundle Available on Black Friday Deals

‘Minecraft’ is coming to Apple TV

‘Minecraft’ is coming to Apple TV

It’ll be available before the end of the year.

Today’s Apple event might be about new Macs, but the company is taking time to detail updates for its other products too. First up: Apple TV. On stage today, CEO Tim Cook said that the box now offers access to over 8,000 apps, and will soon become home to one of the most popular games on both consoles and mobile: Minecraft. That’s right, Microsoft’s huge open-world sandbox game will be available on Apple TV “by the end of the year.”

Apple has provided no additional details about what is in store but you’ll likely want to invest in a third-party controller to get the most from the title. Sure, Apple’s new wireless remote sports a touchpad and hosts more buttons than the minimalist silver remote that shipped with the company’s older streamers but we imagine it won’t be the best tool to help you (or the little ones) build that all-important End Portal. We’ve contacted Microsoft and Mojang for more details and will bring you more information as we get it.

‘Minecraft’ is coming to Apple TV