Minecraft

Minecraft: Pocket Edition gains Chinese Mythology mashup pack & other goodies

Microsoft announced today that Minecraft: Pocket Edition is gaining a Chinese Mythology mash-up pack along withĀ a fewĀ other goodies and improvements, such asĀ aĀ free Redstone Mansion map available via a new Worlds section inĀ theĀ in-game store.

The new featuresĀ areĀ availableĀ at no charge to existing players and require Minecraft: Pocket Edition version 1.0.6, which is rolling today on App Store.

Minecraft’s upcoming update will let creators sell their skins, mini-games, textures & worlds

Minecraft developers announced on their blog today that a community Marketplace feature is coming soon to the mobile Minecraft: Pocket Edition game via an upcoming Discovery update. Marketplace will let Minecraft players and creators sell their custom skins, mini-games, textures, worlds and more.

At launch, Marketplace will offer content created by well-known community members, including Noxcrew, BlockWorks, Qwertyuiop The Pie, Blockception, Sphax, Eneija Silverleaf, Imagiverse, Polymaps and Razzleberry Fox.

Releasing today: $20 Minecraft for Apple TV & big ā€œEnderā€ update for iOS version

Highlighted at the ā€œHello againā€ Mac event in October, Minecraft for Apple TV is currentlyĀ rolling outĀ on the tvOS App Store. DeveloperĀ Mojang also announced that Minecraft: Pocket Edition for iOSĀ just receivedĀ a big ā€œEnderā€ update.Ā BringingĀ the app’s version number to 1.0, the ā€œEnderā€ update enables a bunchĀ of cool features and perks.

Some of them include theĀ ultimate boss battle, Ender Dragon, new locations like The End, additional items such as the Dragon’s Breath potion and this year’s Festive Mash-Up Pack with all kinds of holiday themed looks.

Minecraft: Story Mode now available on iOS

Telltale Games and Microsoft-owned Mojang, the creators of Minecraft, have teamed up on a brand new, narrative-driven game set in the Minecraft universe. Titled Minecraft: Story Mode, the game launched today in the App Store as a $4.99 download for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Minecraft: Story Mode is framed as a full-blown adventure game. It’s not a Minecraft add-on nor does it require the original Minecraft game. Like other Telltale Games releases, Minecraft: Story Mode isĀ a multi-part episodic series.