Update (March 31): Minecraft update 1.46 is live on PS4, fixing a Glide issue where completion times were recorded as 0:00.000.
Original Story: With Minecraft update 1.44 today on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita, developer 4J Studios has added the new Glide Mini Game, a new Mini Game Lobby, support for up to 16 players in Battle and Glide, and more. The update is now live in Europe, and will be coming to North America later today.
Here’s the full list of patch notes for update 1.44 on PlayStation platforms:
PlayStation 4
- Added Glide Mini Game!
- Added new Mini Game Lobby.
- Fix for MCCE-3984 – Enderdragon is able to use an End Gateway.
- Added Leaderboards for Glide Mini Game.
- Added support for up to 16 players in Battle and Glide.
PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Vita
- Added Glide Mini Game!
- Added new Mini Game Lobby.
- Fix for MCCE-3984 – Enderdragon is able to use an End Gateway.
- Fix for save corruption when exiting a newly created world. (PS3 only)
- Fix for crash when downloading PS3 save. (PS Vita only)
- Fix for MCCE #4108 – Skeleton Hitboxes were blocking the placement of blocks directly above them.
- Fix for MCCE #4238 – Stained Glass Pain on the ground does not appear transparent.
- Fix for MCCE-4226 – Wrong LOD showing for non-block item icons in the UI.
- Fix for MCCE 4227 – Nether portals sending players to the wrong portals.
- Fix for MCCE: 4321 – Player may fall through the block below them when jumping in a confined space e.g small tunnel.
The update is also available for Xbox One and Xbox 360, and is coming to Wii U this week.
Additionally, today sees the release of the Power Rangers Skin Pack (£2.49) and Mini Game Masters Skin Pack (£1.69). The Power Rangers Skin Pack includes the five original Power Rangers, Rita Repulsa, Bulk, Skull, and more. The skin packs are live in Europe, and will be out in North America later today.
[Source: 4J Studios (Twitter 1, 2, 3), Minecraft Forum (1), (2), (3), Minecraft (1), (2), PlayStation Store]
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Dragon Quest Builders
Dragon Quest Builders is coming to North America later this year, but Japanese players have already had the chance to check out this Dragon Quest spin on Minecraft. It's a pretty straightforward adaptation, as you'll be collecting items like rock, wood, and slime ooze to craft new objects. There's also familiar enemies to deal with.
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DayZ
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Terraria
Available on PS3, Vita and PS4, Terraria is essentially a 2D version of Minecraft. That description does do it a bit of a disservice (as it adds some cool stuff such as boss fights), but the core gameplay will be familiar to any fan of Mojang's title. There's a lot of depth here, and I'd argue that it's a more focused (and better) game than what inspired it.
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Don't Starve
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The Forest
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Fallout 4
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Starbound
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Ark: Survival Evolved
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The Tomorrow Children
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