Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

After being delayed to include the most recent title updates, European fans of Minecraft will get their retail edition on June 28, about three weeks after the North …
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Mojang’s mega-hit Minecraft is like an epidemic (in a positive way). People flocked to the PC game in droves. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Minecraft: Xbox …
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After the ninth title update for Minecraft caused problems for some players, 4J Studios has readied its tenth update to fix a lot of the newly caused bugs. They …
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Title Update 9 for Minecraft released earlier this week, bringing fans a new area to explore in The End, but apparently also brought some bugs along with it. Xbox …
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Title Update 9 is now available for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. Along with a bunch of add-ons and fixes including climbable vines, tweaks to crafting recipes and the ability for sheep to re-grow their wool, the update also brings with it The End, a new area where players can take on the Ender Dragon monster and hordes of Endermen enemies. For the full list of updates hit the jump.

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Have you played Minecraft? With the newly released sales figures for the game, odds are high that you have. 4J Studios, the developer behind the mega-hit, took to Twitter …
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This September, Minecraft builds its empire by venturing into the world of print with the help of UK publishing house Egmont. The new line of officially licensed books will launch with four handbooks designed to entertain and educate beginners and experts alike. The books include: The Beginner’s Handbook, The Redstone Handbook, The Combat Handbook, and The Construction Handbook–each title is fairly self-explanatory in what readers will find between the covers.

Egmont hopes to offer engaging books that introduce readers to the world-building game in a unique format while also offering exclusive material from Mojang not available online. After the first set of handbooks, there will be a Minecraft Annual, Minecraft Poster Book, and an All About Minecraft Magazine. Additional titles in the series are planned for next year.

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If you aren’t among the millions who have already downloaded Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, you will soon find yourself presented with another option when the game becomes available on a disc. According to PlayXBLA, the disc will contain everything from the original downloadable game, including the most recent title updates and content. It will also work in conjunction with other players and receive updates just like the downloadable game. In other words, it is the exact same game, just not loaded on your hard drive.

After its US release on April 30 it will come to Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan in early June. You can see the box it’ll come packed in right after the jump.

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The record-breaking Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition continues to be wildly popular, and soon players will have even more customization options for their characters with the upcoming Skin Pack 4. …
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The End is near…in Minecraft, that is. 4J Studios has been hard at work on the game’s ninth title update, which will feature a long list of changes and fixes. No addition is bigger than that of The End, a new dimension that is home to the deadly Ender Dragon. Official Xbox Magazine has received some details on how the game’s final boss will differ from the PC version. For starters, the dragon’s healing crystals are now enclosed by iron bars, making them a lot harder to take out with arrows. The dragon also has a new attack in which it spits up purple acid. The boss fight is designed to be harder on XBLA than PC, so be sure to bring some spare armor and plenty of pork chops.

Not all new features will be huge, as evidenced by a cluster of screenshots tweeted by 4J. There’s a lot of changes hidden within these screens, but here’s what we spotted: wood plank varieties, item frames, stackable buckets, wooden buttons, smelting nether brick, a potion menu in creative mode and a new gravel texture. There’s obviously a lot to look forward to in the next update, with more to be announced as the release draws nearer. Speaking of which, TU9 currently does not have a launch date but is not expected to drop this month.

If you can’t stand the wait, maybe some new Minecraft-themed avatar items will make it more bearable. Eleven new items have been added to the Minecraft collection, including new heads, shirts and props based on creatures both friendly and foul. Head inside to take a look at all of the new items and check out PlayXBLA for more information.

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