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Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World adds many new features such as a new terrain generator, many new biomes and biome variations, stained glass, red sand, new tree types, a new spawn system, new fish…

25 October 2013

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World is an adventure developed by Mojang Studios, released 25 October 2013 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World is

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World is an adventure game developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2013. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World adds many new features such as a new terrain generator, many new biomes and biome variations, stained glass, red sand, new tree types, a new spawn system, new fish and a new fishing system with rewards, many new flowers, many more customization options, custom-size Nether portals up to 23×23, command blocks in minecarts, and many new commands.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Minecraft series

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World is the tenth of 131 entries we hold in the Minecraft series. The next entry was Minecraft: Dragonborn Mash-up in 2013.

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What it launched against

Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World launched on 25 October 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Stanley Parable.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable.

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When did Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World come out?
Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World was released on 25 October 2013 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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