Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

Update 1.6 has just gone live for indie world-building sensation Minecraft, bringing with it a long list of new features, improvements and fixes.

As detailed in creator Notch's blog, new additions include craftable maps, slow-growing mushrooms, hatches and Nether support for multiplayer.

Here's the full (very long) list of changes:

New features:

Added Nether support to multiplayer
The client will ask minecraft.net if the current

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Originally Posted by wraggster

You'll need a persistent internet connection to get the most out of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition on the PC, developer Capcom has admitted.

Speaking in a lengthy post on the Capcom Unity blog today, senior VP Christian Svensson announced that that game will run off Games For Windows Live.

According to Svensson, you'll be able to access less than half of the character roster if you're not signed into a GFWL account, with a number of the game's other features

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The first set of DLC for Kaos Studio's Homefront FPS launches for Xbox 360 on 7th June.

Titled Fire Sale, it consists of two new multiplayer maps. No word yet on when PC and PlayStation 3 users will be able to get their hands on it.

There'll also be a new weapon available for download on the same day – the 870 Express Shotgun – and a free premium theme for your Xbox 360 dashboard.

According to the announcement, Fire Sale "is just the first small

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Following speculation earlier this week, SEGA has officially taken the lid off a Shinobi revival destined for 3DS this September.

Developed by Gryptonite Games, it's a 2.5D platformer that tells the story of Jiro Musashi, the leader of the Oboro clan and father of Joe Musashi, the protagonist of the first Shinobi game.

You'll need to get the hang of a brand new combo system, master melee, ranged and acrobatic attacks, and also use ninja magic to get Jiro out of tight

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Limited copies of Forza Motorsport 4 will include a special car pack when the racer launches on Xbox 360 later this year, publisher Microsoft has announced.

The first production run of discs come with the following additional vehicles:

Ford Mustang GT Coupe 1965
Koenigsegg Agera 2011
Lexus SC300 1997
RUF RGT-8 2011
Tesla Roadster Sport 2011
Further exclusive vehicles are also being offered with pre-orders. Details of which outlets

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