Snapshot 13w24b needed some revisions, so let's hear it for Snapshot 13w25a! This quick-fix Snapshot is chock-full of awesome fixes, so let's not waste any time!

BUG FIXES AHOY!

• 3D Anaglyph biome color corruption
  
• Incorrect/inconsistent command success criteria breaks Comparator behavior
  
• Possible to create a scoreboard objective without a name
  
• Birch leaves don't use the right texture
  
• Last played singleplayer world changes date last opened to 1/1/70
  
• Crash selecting resource pack
  
• Server crash / hang after typing /kill
  
• Flowing water / lava color corrupted after switching off 3d anaglyph
  
• Igniting TNT doesn't reduce flint and steel durability
  
• Some animated textures only show the placeholder texture
  
• Crash uploading textures to graphics card
  
• Armor bar shown too high during Health Boost or Absorption
  
• Health and Absorption is confusing when displayed on the same line
  
• Resource packs not effective until after restart
  
• Grum no longer affected by gravity

GETTING THE SNAPSHOT:

As always, the new Snapshot is available in the client, and will download and install itself automatically! Just make sure you have a profile selected to use it, and you're good to go! Don't have the new launcher yet? Download links are below!

Windows: Click here

Mac/OSX: Click here

Linux/Other: Click here Back to Top

Continuing the fine tradition of parody songs, today we bring you "Go Get Building", a parody song of Pitbull and Christina Aguilera's "Feel This Moment"! This parody video - created by AnEpicPlayerName, XenocidesRS, hojjoshMC, and TheBellaBeth - is delightfully catchy, and features some strong vocals, flashy effects, and more! What do you think of the music video? Tell us about it in the comments! Back to Top

David and Toby recap this week's excitement, enjoy! Back to Top

Time for this week's Snapshot, 13w24a! Comprised mainly of bugfixes, there are a few goodies - or, in the case of textures, laying the foundation for goodies - in store, however!

FEATURES:

• Removed Texture Pack support, added Resource Packs
  
• Added new gamerule for day-night cycle
  
• Things and stuff

BUGFIXES:

• Mobs spawn and then quickly despawn in peaceful. Looks like the "ender-porting-out-of-water" effect.
  
• You can't get "The End?" achievement
  
• Persistence required tag freezes mobs
  
• Squids taking damage while in water
  
• Hard to spawn Squids
  
• Scoreboard "health" objective set to display "belowname" disconnecting player on multiplayer with end of stream
  
• Lava texture animation moves too fast / Animated textures ignoring text files

WAIT, MY TEXTURE PACKS LOOK ALL BROKEN AND WRONG AND...:

Nope, there is a new texture system now in place, in preparation for the future of the Mod API!

Dinnerbone said:

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This week, Bebopvox takes a look at E3 (and all the Minecrafty goodness therein), plus a look at a whole host of mods, skins, and more!

In addition, we take a look at the upcoming Minecraft Expo UK, hosted by Multiplay - the same team that delivered Minecon 2012! What is the Expo? It is an event going on during Insomnia 49, which will have costume competitions, creative build challenges for schools, a Minecraft Lounge, and a whole lot more. Special guests currently include Yogscast, Mindcrack, Hat Films, The NoxCrew, and more!

Want to get involved in the contests, meet some Minecraft celebs, and be apart of a great event? Click here for all the juicy details! Back to Top

Bigger worlds! More players! Blocks!

Minecraft was confirmed for the Xbox One yesterday at E3, spear-headed by 360 veterans 4J Studios. Currently, much of what MCX1 will bring to the table is being kept quiet, but behind-the-scenes discussions are, to say the very least, very promising indeed!

Minecraft began on PC, moving first to the Xbox 360, then to portable devices (iOS, Android), spanning well over 20 million players across the board. With their foray into the next-gen Xbox console, it is expected that even more players will join the best gaming community ever, and discover what the rest of us already know: that Minecraft is one of the most awesome games ever!

Details for MCX1 will be revealed in the coming days, so keep your ears to the ground as we bring you all the latest news!

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Want to see more coverage of E3? Check out our coverage of the event, right here! Back to Top

This week, David and Toby talk physical disks, Pocket Edition updates, and more. Check it out! Back to Top

Have you ever wanted to be super tiny? Maybe a shrink ray hit you, or you are a micro-powered superhero. What would that look like in Minecraft?

Wonder no more! Youtuber SethBling is creating a video series that will be re-creating various blocks and objects in the Minecraft world, in a 16:1 scale! This particular episode features 16x scale recreations of the comparator, end portal block, and a fully working bed! Yes, I said "the bed works like a real bed"; you can only use it at night, it sets your spawn point, you black out, and when your vision returns, it's daytime! Curious how it works? Give it a watch, and see!

You can see the entire series (starting with Ep1) by clicking here! Back to Top

It's Friday, which means it's time for a weekly Snapshot! They are usually on Thursday, you say? Maybe it IS Thursday, and we have gone back in time...

Seriously though, lets take a look at this week's Snapshot awesomeness!

FEATURES:

• Added new /spreadplayers command
  
• Added new game rule for natural health regen
  
• Some balancing to potions and hunger

BUG-FIXES:

• Cows eat buckets. Seems unhealthy!
  
• Teleporting to "NaN" crashes the game
  
• Grum no longer gets stuck in Stone
  
• Remove ‘docm77′ mob as it is not working as intended
  
• Custom Mob spawner crashing game
  
• Dogs attack Horses

HOW TO DOWNLOAD:

You can test the latest Snapshot in the Minecraft launcher, or download the jar directly from one of the links below. Select the link for your operating system!

Windows EXE

Mac/OSX

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Have you been wanting to play Minecraft on Xbox, but couldn't because you weren't connected to Live? Maybe downloading games on your console isn't practical where you are? You are not alone, and Mojang knows your pain. So, “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” is now available as a disc-based version, that will let you play Minecraft, without needing Live! This version of “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” contains all the same features and content included in the current version, and is exactly the same as the digital version in every way, including support for multi-player, skin packs, and more!

WHEN IS IT COMING TO A STORE NEAR ME?

MCX360: Xbox 360 Edition is already available in the US, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand!

June 25th: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Chile, Argentina

June 28th: UK, France, Spain, Ireland

HEY, WAIT A SECOND! MY COUNTRY ISN'T LISTED ABOVE! WHAT GIVES?

Don't worry, you haven't been forgotten! More detailed information will be coming soon, so sit tight! Back to Top