Zajofa's MCPE Poll: What Features are you Most Looking Forward to in MCPE 0.9.0?

Hey Pocket Miners. We have started a poll to find out what  features you are most looking forward to in the 0.9.0 update - which will be released sometime next year (2014). The poll can be found on the right hand side of the Home Page on our website now. We would like as many people to participate as possible in this poll, to find out what features you guys cant wait for. The poll closes on the 1st of March 2014.
We would love to hear from you guys and we will keep you up to date on all of the results, either weekly or fortnightly. So, why not vote now on the poll to your right.

The possible choices are...

• Infinite Worlds
• Caves
• Villages & Villagers
• Enderman
• New Biomes
• In-Game Skin Changer
• More Mobs
• Other...

We look forward to reading your thoughts.

Until next time, guys :D

Name Change: Zajofa's MCPE Blog

Hey Pocket Miners, we have some big news for you about our Blog, Twitter and YouTube Channel. As of today, we are officially changing our name to Zajofa's MCPE Blog.
Our Blog is now found at this domain - http://www.zajofa-mcpe.blogspot.co.uk
Because of this our Twitter will now be @Zajofa_MCPE - https://twitter.com/Zajofa_MCPE.
And our YouTube Channel is now Zajofa's MCPE Videos -http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiP1u9LdTnEGZp0GbCSQbYA.

Please bear with us as we update our Blog, Twitter and YouTube as this is a big task to do. Thanks for your cooperation and we hope to make our website more user friendly and colourful.
We would really appreciate all your feedback.
Until next time Pocket Miners! :D

Upcoming Features of MCPE 0.9.0

Hey Pocket Miners, sorry about the lack of posts recently. However, I am sure you have all been eagerly playing on the newly released 0.8.0 version of MCPE released a few days ago. For those of you who are still yet to update or finding out about it for the first time, the update has been referred to as being the biggest MCPE update yet and has really lived up to that. Since the release we have been introduced to the long wanted Minecarts with Rails. As well as the ability to mine Redstone which allowed for items such as Powered Rails, Clocks and Compasses. Cobblestone Walls were implemented as well as Carpets, Flint and Steel in Creative to denote TNT and also many new plants and seeds. These include: MCPE Exclusive Beetroots, Carrots, Potatoes and Pumpkins.

These are just a few of the brand new features implemented into Minecraft Pocket Edition in the 0.8.0 update which brung us the ability to Breed mobs too. If you have not updated it yet, I strongly recommend that you update it as soon as possible for these great new features.

However, with the release of 0.8.0 we are now getting the latest on the update to follow, which will be 0.9.0. The release date for this update is not known but we will be sure to keep you updated on that. As for the features to be implemented into MCPE 0.9.0 when it is released, we will see the highly anticipated Infinate Worlds - which can be added on to the finate worlds we currently have now with a toggle switch on the menu. Villagers and Villages will also be added to the game, with perhaps the ability to Trade with Villagers either in 0.9.0 or the update afterwards. Along with Trading, there must be some sort of currency. Therefore, Emeralds will be added into 0.9.0 which will be obtainable through Emerald Ore. As well as them, we will finally have an in-game skin changer, whether that be user created skins or skin packs - or both we do not know. As always we will keep you posted on anymore news of that. We will also be introduced to more Mobs, which ones we are unsure, but it is confirmed we will have Enderman. Caves will also be implemented as well as naturally occurring Tall Grass which will come with an option to generate it into a world or not. Mineshafts, Dungeons and Desert Temples may also be released in the update, but that is not completely been confirmed.

Hunger in MCPE is also being debated by the MCPE developers as they are unsure whether users would like the implementation of the Hunger Bar or not. If Hunger was to be introduced into 0.9.0 it would make survival mode more challenging and would also bring a point to farming as you need to eat to replenish your Hunger Bar. 

That is pretty much it for now, more update information will be released soon and we will keep you up to date on that.

Would you like the Hunger Bar to be implemented into MCPE? What is your favourite feature that's going to be added? What feature would you like to see most added in 0.9.0?

Please comment below, we love hearing from our readers.

We will be sure to keep you posted on the latest news, and make sure to follow us on Twitter for the very latest @Zajofa_MCPE.

Until next time Pocket Miners! :D

RT for the Hunger Bar and Sprinting in #MCPE 0.9.0! #minecraftpe #hungerbar pic.twitter.com/eAyyCrnF9p
— Zajofa's MCPE Blog (@Zajofa_MCPE) December 23, 2013

Big News for the Future of MCPE

If you haven't already, follow us on Twitter. We have recently experienced a problem uploading on our blog. But hopefully, it will be working now - so that we can keep you more updated, unlike the last few days. So, all the news has been tweeted on our Twitter @Zajofa_MCPE, and this post is a more detailed update on our tweets and also some things we didn't mention.

As for now, we have some big news that we tweeted a couple of days ago! We will give you a rundown of all the news that has been released this week. 

The next update will be known as 0.7.4 and will be bug fixes from the latest 0.7.3 and bugs also been missed from before then. Not only that but there will be some other changes or tweaks too. These will be: Realms Fixes, Tool Breaking Sound, Darker Clouds (Similar to those in MCPC) and possibly Flint and Steel in Creative - so you can denote TNT and set things on fire, a great way to get rid of unwanted trees without the hassle of destroying them yourself. 

Also, the bigger news comes from Johan Bernhardsson (Developer of MCPE @jbernhardsson) talking on 0.8.0! This new update will include: Minecarts (a long wanted feature of Pocket Edition), Rails, Powered Rails (which for the moment until Redstone is released - more on that later - will always be powered) and again another possibility of infinite worlds! How brilliant all this stuff will be when released. We do not have a release date but we know that there will be more features other than these mentioned for 0.8.0. We will keep you updated as always on all the news of this. 

Another thing we need to mention is that Redstone will be mineable in 0.8.0, but cannot be used as of then. So, you can store it all in your chest - no need to leave it in the way when mining - ready to use for a later day, when Redstone will be implemented. An announcement by Johan said that Redstone should be implemented after version 0.9.0. 

As for the news on 0.9.0, there will also be new biomes, possibly caves and if infinite worlds is not released in 0.8.0, it could be in 0.9.0 in the late future.

As for now, that is all we have for news of the next updates of MCPE. But we are sure more news will be released in the days and weeks to come and we will keep you updated on that! So follow us on Twitter and Subscribe on YouTube for more latest news and videos on tips and tricks, as well as builds and realms.

More MCPE Update News

If you have been following out tweets, it may become obvious why I there haven't been many blog posts. I have been on holiday, and now that I am back - everything will be back to normal. More tweets, more posts and more overall on Minecraft Pocket Edition updates. As for now, the next update (0.7.3) will be out in 1-2 weeks from now! Exiting huh...! This update will include all of the features mentioned in the following posts plus a new slab block - The Quartz Slab!
Stay tuned for more information - follow our Twitter, subscribe on YouTube and keep up to date on our blog! As for our YouTube, we will be bringing out an update video on 0.7.3 when it is out on all the new features!

I just submitted #mcpe 0.7.3, should be out in one to two weeks.

— Johan Bernhardsson (@jbernhardsson) August 8, 2013

Bug Fixing and YouTube-ing!

Today has been a pretty silent day in the MCPE World. The game developers have pretty much added all they have wanted to add, and now doing the boring part of bug squishing! We suspect the update (0.7.3) to come out sometime next week or the week after. If you haven't already, read our previous blog post for a recap of all the confirmed features for this upcoming update.
However, on a local scale, we have released our 2nd YouTube video on our new channel. If you haven't already, subscribe to our channel to have all our video's in one place, and also to access our video's as soon as they have been uploaded! This new tutorial video, shows you how to make an Automatic Chicken Egg Farm, either in Survival Mode or Creative. Not only does it show you how to get those precious eggs to make some cakes, it also shows a more complex chicken farm that uses the same concept as the one we show the viewers how to make at the start of the video. Don't miss out, make sure to view our video's now at our channel here.
So, that's about it for today MCPE news but make sure to follow our Twitter for the latest update news, and also more confirmations!

On our Twitter, we posted a tweet and would like to see how many retweets that we can get. To help us, retweet it and ask others to retweet it too. Lets get this as high as we can!

What to Expect!

Recap of Confirmed Features for MCPE 0.7.3

Since Tommaso Checchi joined Mojang's Pocket Edition team, he has listened to users and added some of the "most missed features" on MCPE. Many of these features, including bug-fixes are going to be released in the next update (0.7.3). It is rumoured that this update will be submitted to the App Store and Play Store next week, for everyone to get their hands on. Following this update, we will be releasing a YouTube video on our channel about all the new features.

So, all the confirmed features are listed below:

• Yellow Splash-Text on the Menu Screen.
• Implemented the sun, moon and stars.
• Zombie's and skeletons now visually burn when in light.
• Chests have an open and close animation.
• Spider's eyes glow in the dark (scary...)
• Ability to reset your realms.
• Small changes to the login.

Including some bug fixes:

• Login Problems Fix
• [MCPE-3988] Furnace crash bug
• [MCPE-3989] Inventory bug
• [MCPE-4546] Capital "W" cannot be typed when naming a world.
• [MCPE-4546] Glowing Obsidian can yield resources with an Iron Pickaxe, but Obsidian can only be mined with a Diamond Pickaxe.

Possible features (NOT yet confirmed):

• Double Chests

We will keep you updated on any more confirmations, bug fixes and on the release date.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel now, as we will be adding another video later today.

Zachie150's MCPE Video's - YouTube

After our first few days of getting up and running, I am pleased to say that we now have our own YouTube channel called "Zachie150's MCPE Video's"! These video's will consist of tips, tricks, builds and realms. Our first video called "Ink Sac Glitch" shows you how to get black dye in Minecraft Pocket Edition without jailbreaking or downloading mods! We will be adding another video today, and at least one video a week! So not only can you follow our blog, follow us on Twitter and from today subscribe on YouTube!
If you have any video's you would like us to do, just comment or contact me on Twitter!

Link to our Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiP1u9LdTnEGZp0GbCSQbYA

Our YouTube Channel Art!

COMPETITION - Win Minecraft Pocket Edition (FULL VERSION)

For those of you who have the free version or demo version of Minecraft and feel that your missing out, this is for you. As we have just started up, we are giving you the chance to get MCPE for free. All you have to do is follow us on Twitter. When we reach 500 followers, we will give one of you at random, a redeem code (either for your Apple device or your Android tablet) for the full version Minecraft.
However, you may think to yourself, "500 followers? That might take months!". But if you follow and tell your friends and retweet our tweets - we will hit that in no time. Who knows, we could then be getting close to another milestone (1000, 1500 etc.) and then we will offer more prizes!

Follow us now on Twitter by clicking the "Follow Zachie150_MCPE" on the right or by going to our Twitter directly @Zachie150_MCPE!
Have fun - and all the best on winning!

Follow us on Twitter for a chance to get the full version
 of MCPE for FREE!

Sun, Moon and Stars - CONFIRMED for 0.7.3!

Earlier today, Mojang's new employee Tommaso Checchi annouced while replying to a tweet, that these new features to the Minecraft sky will be hitting our screens when the next update (known as 0.7.3) comes out. These exiting new additions might not seem to be much, but it takes it another step closer to the PC and Xbox versions of Minecraft. In the same tweet, Tommaso mentioned that these features only work on iOS currently, but when Johan Bernhardsson (another game developer at Mojang, working on MCPE) gets back from holiday - the features will then be tested on Android tablets. The tweet below is the exact tweet, that confirms these new additions that "there will be" the sun, moon and stars.
We will keep you updated on any more confirmations of the next update, and ones to come when they are announced.

@jimmyandjacob @xd5bdxl nope, there will be! It's just that @jbernhardsson is on vacation and he knows how to build on Android :P
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) July 30, 2013

As mentioned earlier on one of our tweets - Checchi gave us a hint saying that Double Chests (an item on the more advanced versions of Minecraft) might be appearing in the near future. As always, we will announce more about this when we have it.

Could Double Chest's be coming to MCPE?

New Mojang Employee working on MCPE!

Tommaso Checchi is now working on Minecraft Pocket Edition for Mojang, and has made a great start. As retweeted on our Twitter, he has already added the well-known yellow bouncing text on the menu screen, just like the PC and Xbox! Not only that but he has worked hard experimenting with the sun, the moon and stars on the tablet version! You can see the picture of it working below as well as on Twitter. However, they are still not sure if it will be on the next update (0.7.3) or not, as it may lag or slow down the world speed while playing MCPE. Having said that, he is still playing around with it, and we will (as always) keep you updated on the latest!

Anyway, well done Tommaso Checchi, great stuff - keep it up!

Also, those of you hoping for Redstone very soon, you may be disappointed to know that it will not be in 0.7.3 and is unlikely to be in 0.8.0. However, that said, Tomasso Checchi is looking into it and said it "maybe" implemented in an update this year. We will update you more on this when we get more news on it!

@craftking57 uhmm... maybe? Would be nice for sure! But I haven't checked the redstone code, dunno how hard it is
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) July 28, 2013

The famous PC and Xbox yellow bouncing text on MCPE!

Experiment of the sun, moon and starts - including glowing spider eyes!

Welcome to my Blog!

Welcome to my newly created blog. I aim to keep you all updated on the latest news of the updates and other news from the creators of Minecraft and also my own personal video's on MCPE including tips and things I have built to share with you! Please comment on my posts and keep me updated on what you would like added to this blog and if you would like your videos mentioned! I hope you enjoy this blog, and be sure to bookmark it and follow by email or RSS.