And now we shall go into hibernation...again

Well, we are now in the awful time of the year where we spent our hours and days preparing for the upcoming exams. It's sad to say to say this, but we will not be posting anything on this website for the whole of October 2013.

We do know that it is a bit irresponsible for a news website to not post anything for more than a week, but it will be more irresponsible of us to not prepare for the exams.

See you again in November 2013 and sorry for inconvenience caused. :-(

Is Minecraft Violent and Gory?

Look, I have gotten quite sick of my friends' parents saying that Minecraft is violent and inappropriate just by looking at the game for 5 seconds, so I am going to write this here, once and for all:

Minecraft has NO notable amount of gore and has 100% no blood in the game (unless you download modifications made by third-party creators). In the game code, there is 100% no foul language unless other players are using vulgarities on the chat panel (which I will further explain later).

Although Minecraft has a 1st person shooter view (as if it is Call of Duty or some bloody game), the game is mainly about building structures and surviving in the wild.

The only time a bit of "violence" comes is when monsters come after you at night and you have to protect your structures, and when you go to other Dimensions such as "The End", where you have to defeat a boss creature before collecting extremely rare items.

In Minecraft, there are also Mutiplayer servers where players can play creative games that others make, and some people might use foul language on chat panels, although some server creators know how to edit the code and censor all foul language.

If that is not enough, here's a Let's Play video from a Minecraft player:

Mass Effect Mash-up Pack for Minecraft Xbox 360!

The secret is finally uncovered: 4J Studios will release a Mash-up Pack for Minecraft Xbox 360 based on the fear-filled game, Mass Effect.

It will feature a map based on Mass Effect 3's Mars Facility, a Mass Effect texture, a Mass Effect user-interface, 36 Mass Effect skins and 22 Mass Effect songs from the game's soundtrack. It will cost about US$4.00, or 320 MS Points (hmmm...sounds like a pretty good deal to me).

Upcoming Games: Angry Birds Star Wars II

Just when you thought the fun is over, this was announced: Angry Birds Star Wars II is coming!

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 will be based in the times of the prequel trilogy (Episodes 1,2,3) and will feature all new characters including General Grievous, Lando, Anakin Skywalker, Jango Fett, Emperor Palpatine and...NOOO!!! WHY DID THEY PUT JAR JAR BINKS IN THE GAME!!!

Anyway, in Angry Birds Star Wars 2, there will finally be a feature where you can choose to be part of the Light Side, or "Pork" Side.

A "Telepod" being used

"Telepods" made for the game look like the respective Angry Bird Star Wars characters, and when you place them on your screen, you can play as that character and butt into some peoples! "Telepods" will be out in toy stores, but if you can't find them, then go get them on Amazon or eBay.

The game will be out on September 19 on App Stores (most likely on iOS and Android first), so go get it the moment it's out! May the birds be with you!

Recommended for You: Minecraft Skin Editor from Nova Skin

IMPORTANT: YOU HAVE TO USE GOOGLE CHROME OR FIREFOX TO USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE

Ever wanted your own Minecraft Skin created by yourself? Well, we got you covered.

The Minecraft Skin Editor from novaskin.me is an online skin editor that enables you to edit your skin with an array of colours pixel by pixel. 

After finishing your masterpiece, you can easily download that unique skin of yours and upload your amazing skin to your Minecraft profile.

And there you have it! For more help on Nova Skin Editor, this is a rather good tutorial by some random guy.

Upcoming Games: Minecraft PS3, PS4 and PS Vita Editions

A year ago, it was rumoured that Microsoft had a contract with 4J Studios, which stated that Minecraft will only be available on one console gaming platform...the Xbox 360 (and Xbox One).

But today, 4J Studios proudly shared this message to the world on Twitter:

Happy to confirm we're developing Minecraft PS3, PS4 & PS Vita Editions for Mojang, as well as Xbox 360 & Xbox One Editions! -4J Studios

I am very happy for the Playstation gamers out there and I hope you will enjoy the game, but with 4 Minecraft Editions in 4J Studios' hands, they must be working their brains out. Hopefully, the Playstation editions of Minecraft will be out in a few months time.

Minecraft PE Edition 0.7.3

Update 0.7.3

0.7.3 of Minecraft Pocket Edition brings a few new features and changes into the hands of Minecraft players playing on their handheld devices.

Two significant new features in 0.7.3 would be the Sun, Moon, Stars and Sunset (PE players have been missing out on this one) and double-chests.

All new features in 0.7.3

• Sun, Moon, stars, and sunset
• Improved title screen:
  • Splashes
  • Animated background
• Pocket realms improvements:
  • Realms can be reset
• Double Chests
  • Chests now have open/close animation and 3D locks
• Quartz slabs
• Wood slab material changed to wood
• The Player can open chests in creative, but not look inside; they will immediately close.
• When creating a new world,the default name shows "My World"

Bug fixes: [hide]
MCPE-4546 - You can't type capital W in world or seed MCPE-4122 - Glowing Obsidian can yield resources with an Iron pickaxe, but obsidian can only be mined with a Diamond one MCPE-3989 - Inventory bug (throwing items in hand while in a gui) MCPE-3988 - Furnace crash bug *SEVERE* MCPE-39 - Wooden Slab hard to break w/ Axe (easy w/ pick) Changelog taken from Minecraft Wiki