{"id":1112,"date":"2017-09-23T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sickgamedev.win\/2017\/09\/23\/this-week-in-minecraft-september-23rd\/"},"modified":"2017-09-23T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T13:34:35","slug":"this-week-in-minecraft-september-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/23\/this-week-in-minecraft-september-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Minecraft \u2014 September 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Minecraft News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/minecraft-1122-released\">Minecraft 1.12.2 was released this week<\/a>, containing a fix for a major multiplayer exploit that could not wait until Minecraft 1.13.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.minecraftforum.net\/news\/60624-better-together-update-out-now\">The Better Together Update has\u00a0been released<\/a>! This update brings a new cross-platform version of Minecraft to Xbox, Windows 10, Mobile and VR &#8212; 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.<\/li>\n<li>Jasper shares <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasperBoerstra\/status\/909649785900158976\">another possible Cobblestone texture<\/a>, based on the original pattern.<\/li>\n<li>A huge bounty of Marketplace content arrived with the Better Together Update: 5 new worlds (Abstraction: Solar by\u00a0Jigarbov, 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/new-marketplace-space-sports-and-dinosaurs\">check them out here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Story Mode Season 2 Episode 3 is out now, along with the retail (disc) version of Season 2 becoming available in North America &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/get-story-mode-season-2-episode-3\">learn more about that here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Better Together update brings with it <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/introducing-realms-invite-links\">Realms invite links<\/a>; allow friends to join your Minecraft Realm with just the click of a link.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.minecraft.net\/minecraft-education-edition-brings-the-oregon-trail-into-the-21st-century\/\">The Oregon Trail is now accessible in Minecraft: Education Edition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Minecraft Forum News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Minecraft Forum has been restructured this week to reflect the changes in the versions of Minecraft, which includes a new <strong>Minecraft<\/strong> category for discussion of the new Minecraft game (also known as the Better Together update). You can read about those changes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minecraftforum.net\/forums\/forums\/forum-discussion-info\/2860829-an-update-to-the-minecraft-forum-category\">here in this forum announcement<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We are hiring! Take a look at the information below if you&#8217;re interested in joining the team behind this website, and many more of gaming&#8217;s best websites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2wJyZFo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgamedev.win\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/this-week-in-minecraft-september-23rd.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Minecraft Forum is run by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curseinc.com\/\">Curse<\/a><\/strong>, and we&#8217;re looking for new people to join our team. Curse has several open positions for talented, passionate gamers. Employees receive catered lunches, an annual gaming budget, a generous vacation policy, and awesome healthcare. Our current open positions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fcLAL5\"><strong>Front End Developer<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; In this role, you will be flexing your CSS and JavaScript skills to build beautiful user experiences that will be used by millions of users.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2hlP1Q9\"><strong>Software Development Manager<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Curse is seeking an experienced Development Team Manager to lead and grow our Engineering team. You&#8217;ll be responsible for supporting business growth, user engagement, and security through effective development team management and engineering practices.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2xxmXTG\"><strong>Marketing Director<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Curse is seeking an experienced Development Team Manager to lead and grow our Engineering team. You&#8217;ll be responsible for supporting business growth, user engagement, and security through effective development team management and engineering practices.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2xiqNjT\"><strong>Sales Director, East Coast<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Curse seeks an East Coast Sales Director to drive territory revenue in the non-endemic games marketplace. The Sales Director will have ownership of the East Coast sales territory and will be entirely dedicated to driving long term success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0been released! This update brings a new cross-platform version of Minecraft to Xbox, Windows 10, Mobile and VR &#8212; and soon, Nintendo Switch too! 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