by Stone Marshall | Aug 4, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Mojang are now progressing with the Minecraft PE 0.12.0 update on all platforms. Right now, Android users can brace themselves for the Minecraft PE 0.12.1 beta which Mojang will be releasing as build 4.
With this in mind, we look ahead to the features that you most want to see added in time for the next full update after the betas and alpha periods have ended.
Mojang is now accepting entry for the Minecraft 0.12.1 beta via Google Play. As normal, you’ll need to be a member of the community before you have the chance to join up and test upcoming features.
Meanwhile Windows Phone users have been given an exclusive build to enjoy with Minecraft PE 0.12.2 that is yet to become available on Android or iOS.
You can keep track of the features introduced to the Pocket Edition as of Minecraft 0.12.1 Alpha by heading to the Wiki page here.
It won’t be long until the next full version of the game is available, so tell us what you are hoping to see added in by the developers.
Are you starting to get confused with the multiple versions and builds available across different mobile platforms?
Minecraft PE 0.12.1 update features for build 4
by Stone Marshall | Aug 3, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Capitalizing on the absence of Minecraft on both the Wii U and 3DS, Re-Logic’s 2D sandbox game Terraria is coming to Nintendo platforms in the first quarter of next year.
Publisher 505 Games recently announced that both versions will feature touch-screen controls and also support online multiplayer – 8 players on Wii U and 4 on 3DS. However it’s the local multiplayer of the console versions of both Terraria and Minecraft that have hooked families fastest.
On that front the Wii U version will support up to four players in its split-screen local multiplayer mode.Terraria offers a similar open world experience to Minecraft. Launching on PC in 2011 it then headed to Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, iOS and Android in 2013. In November 2014 it came to PS4 and Xbox One.
It will be interesting to see how the developer makes use of the Wii U’s touch screen interface. This has the potential of leaving more screen real estate for the action while offering constant access to menus.
In my family Terraria has eclipsed Minecraft in terms of popularity with the children preferring the more story-led game-play despite the more limited two dimensional play-field. This, combined with the four player split screen collaboration has proved a compelling experience. You can follow their progress with the game via their Let’s Play Terraria video series.
Either way, Nintendo owners will be keen to get on board with Terraria with Minecraft not forthcoming on the playform. Terraria on Wii U will be on demo at Gamescom next week, I’ll check back with a hands on report.
‘Terraria’ Beats Minecraft To Wii U And 3DS
by Stone Marshall | Jul 31, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Microsoft launched Windows 10 today, which means that Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition‘s beta is now available. As developer Mojang announced during Minecon 2015 earlier this month, the Windows 10 Edition Beta will be available free to the 20.3 million people who have bought the original PC/Mac edition of Minecraft, and Mojang detailed the process in a blog post yesterday.
The steps are pretty simple. If you own Minecraft, log in to your Mojang account, where you should see a “Redeem” button. (Mojang said in an update today that it is “still rolling out” the button, so don’t panic if it hasn’t shown up yet.) After hitting Redeem, you’ll have to sign in to your Microsoft account and follow the instructions to claim your free copy of the Windows 10 Edition Beta.
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta is also available to purchase for $9.99 in the Windows Store — as long as you’re running Windows 10. For more on Windows 10, check out The Verge’s review.
Here’s how to get Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta for free
by Stone Marshall | Jul 30, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Update: This is still rolling out, so don’t panic if you can’t see the button on your account page yet! Check back later!
Hello!
Windows 10 – Microsoft’s shiny new operating system – launches tomorrow. As announced at MINECON 2015 a few weeks ago it features a brand-new Edition of Minecraft. We’re calling it Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.
If you’re one of the 20 million(ish) players who already own Minecraft for PC/Mac, you get the new version for free. Completely free!
To download your copy, first log into your Mojang account (My password is significantly more complex than those dots so don’t bother trying, criminal person).
Next, click the “Redeem” button on your account page, sign into your Microsoft account, and follow the instructions that follow. That’s it! You’ll be playing Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta in a jiffy.
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will be available to download in the Windows 10 Store.
Have fun with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta, kind crafters! And enjoy fiddling about with your swanky new operating system!
Get Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta for free!
by Stone Marshall | Jul 30, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Hope they take a good look at Terraria
When not diving into their Scrooge McDuck-style pools of money, the folks over at Mojang have announced they’re working on Minecraft 1.9, dubbed The Combat Update. Three guesses as to what it’s going to be about.
Alongside the obvious and so greatly needed changes to melee combat; shields, new unannounced blocks, potions; and subtitles are going to be brought into the game in the near future. Oh and you’ll be able to respawn the Ender Dragon. Yeah, that thing everyone fought once and then totally forgot it existed.
The first snapshot of 1.9 has been released, however a lot of the stuff Mojang is promising hasn’t been added just yet. Interestingly, what is new in the snapshot isn’t being discussed, so venture forth and discover:
“I’m not going to tell you what’s new, but I will tell you what isn’t new… yet.”
You can read the full announcement on Mojang’s website.
Is this enough to get you back into Minecraft? Did you ever even stop?
Minecraft 1.9 is coming to cut your head off in The Combat Update, first snapshot released
by Stone Marshall | Jul 29, 2015 | Minecraft News |
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney will direct the Minecraft film; Fast & Furious 6 actor Joe Taslim will appear in Star Trek Beyond; Angelina Jolie will direct a film for Netflix; an Independence Day: Resurgence writer will adapt The Reckoners book series for the big screen; and Roland Emmerich’s gay rights drama Stonewall has secured a fall 2015 release date.
Mojang – the video game developer for the hugely successful Minecraft – has announced that Rob McElhenney will direct the upcoming film adaptation of the game. McElhenney is best known for his role of Mac on hit comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is expected to return for season 11 this fall or early 2016.
The Minecraft film will mark McElhenney’s first directorial feature, though he has been an instrumental creative force on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In addition to his acting role, he has served as a creator, developer, executive producer, writer, and director on the show.
Joe Taslim – who appeared as a minor villain alongside Luke Evans in Fast & Furious 6 – will reunite with director Justin Lin for next year’s Star Trek Beyond. While details about the actor/martial artist’s role are scant, it is said to give him plenty of screen time with the new villain, played by Idris Elba.
Taslim also previously appeared in director Gareth Evans’ action extravaganza The Raid: Redemption, but Star Trek marks only his second high-profile franchise role. He’ll join Elba, Sofia Boutella, and returning cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, and John Cho. Star Trek Beyond hits theaters July 8, 2016.
Angelina Jolie will direct an adaptation of Loung Ung’s First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers for Netflix. The book centers on Ung’s account of surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime, who assumed power over Cambodia in 1975. What followed was a four-year reign of terror and genocide that claimed the lives of two million Cambodians.
The film’s script was adapted from Ung’s 2000 book by both the author and Jolie. Jolie will serve as producer alongside Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh, best known for the Oscar-nominated foreign film The Missing Picture. The project will begin filming in late 2015, and Africa – another of Jolie’s directorial projects – was postponed as a result. First They Killed My Father will premiere on Netflix in late 2016 and be submitted to major festivals internationally.
Carter Blanchard – who’s writing next year’s Independence Day: Resurgence – is writing a film based on Steelheart, the first book in what is known as The Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) is reportedly in line to direct the film, which is being eyed to become a franchise.
The story centers on a group of powerful beings known as Epics, wherein one such creature named Steelheart has become emperor. A group of rebels – known as Reckoners – is devoted to defeating them, and an eager new recruit with revenge of his mind could be integral to that victory.
Roadside Attractions will release Stonewall – the new film from director Roland Emmerich – on September 25, 2015. The film chronicles the riots that took place when police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village of June 1969 and the LGBT rights movement that followed.
The project marks a dramatic change of pace from Emmerich’s usual fare, which includes big-budget blockbusters like Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012. Stonewall stars Jeremy Irvine, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman, and Jonny Beauchamp.
Movie News Wrap Up: ‘Minecraft’, ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and More
