Category: Minecraft News

Minecraft News

Minecraft News

• Minecraft 1.12.2 was released this week, containing a fix for a major multiplayer exploit that could not wait until Minecraft 1.13.
• The Better Together Update has been released! This update brings a new cross-platform version of Minecraft to Xbox, Windows 10, Mobile and VR — and soon, Nintendo Switch too! This is a major update and introduces many new features, including cross-platform play, the Minecraft marketplace, in-game servers and much more.
• Jasper shares another possible Cobblestone texture, based on the original pattern.
• A huge bounty of Marketplace content arrived with the Better Together Update: 5 new worlds (Abstraction: Solar by Jigarbov, Halfling Burrows by Razzleberries, Sunset Coast by Blockworks, Sunnyside Academy by Imagiverse and Dinosaur Survival Map by Pixelheads), 17 new skin packs and a new texture pack, check them out here.
• Story Mode Season 2 Episode 3 is out now, along with the retail (disc) version of Season 2 becoming available in North America — learn more about that here.
• The Better Together update brings with it Realms invite links; allow friends to join your Minecraft Realm with just the click of a link.
• The Oregon Trail is now accessible in Minecraft: Education Edition.

Minecraft Forum News

• The Minecraft Forum has been restructured this week to reflect the changes in the versions of Minecraft, which includes a new Minecraft category for discussion of the new Minecraft game (also known as the Better Together update). You can read about those changes here in this forum announcement.
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Nintendo and Mojang have announced the surprise release of Minecraft on Nintendo 3DS. This is a separate edition of the game designed specifically for the 3DS.

• Compatible with the following 3DS consoles: New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL
• Priced at $29.99
• Maximum world size is 2016 x 2016 and 128 blocks high
• Inventory and crafting make use of the 3DS touch screen
• Does not support multiplayer, local multiplayer will be added at a later date
• This is not a console or Bedrock edition of the game, it is a 3DS specific version and the closest equivalent edition in features is the 0.15 Friendly Update version for Minecraft: Pocket Edition
• This edition of Minecraft will continue to receive updates
• Available on the Nintendo eShop now in America and Japan, and launching in Europe very soon
• A packaged cartridge will be available in retail stores at a later date
• There are 6 skin packs included with the game, Biome Settlers Pack 1, Biome Settlers Pack 2, Redstone Specialists, Journey to the West, and Holiday Skin Pack 2015
• There are 2 texture packs included with the game, City and Plastic

Here’s what Mojang had to say on Minecraft.net:

Just a few months after we brought Minecraft to Nintendo Switch, we’re double-dipping with the big N to bring the game to the New Nintendo 3DS series. Whatever next, an N64 port? Get on it, Jens! […] That dual screen setup helps make crafting easier than ever, with quicker access to your inventory and a handy map on the touch screen, perfect for charting out your worlds.