Minecraft Pocket Edition Gets 'Prettier, Faster, Less Buggier'

Minecraft Pocket Edition has received its first update since Microsoft agreed to acquire Mojang, the Stockholm-based developer of the popular game for $2.5 billion.

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Pocket Edition includes Survival and Creative modes, multiplayer over a local Wi-Fi network, infinite worlds, caves, new biomes, mobs, villages and lots more. Craft, create and explore anywhere in the world so long as you have hands spare and battery to burn.


What's New In This Version:
0.10 - Prettier, faster, less buggier

We’ve improved the graphics, increased performance, and killed off heaps of bugs in one massive update. We’ve also stopped baby animals from sinking when they try to swim because that’s just mean. Update and have fun!

- Loads of bug fixes!
- More watery-looking water
- Foggier-looking fog
- Even more particles than before
- Tinted lighting on terrain and mobs
- Improved performance on many devices
- More fences! More fence gates! Everyone loves fences
- Gold mines in Mesa biomes. Get rich quick
- Baby animals can now swim without sinking - Play Creative Mode during both the day and night
- Lots more cool stuff that you can discover for yourself

You can purchase Minecraft – Pocket Edition from the App Store for $6.99.


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