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Mojang submits Minecraft - Pocket Edition version 0.5 to the App Store

Available 'mid-November'

Mojang submits Minecraft - Pocket Edition version 0.5 to the App Store
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Minecraft developer Mojang has submitted a huge new update to its blocky world builder's pocket-sized companion. This update will hit iOS and Android later this month.

The big new additions are paintings, glowstone, mushroom faming, melons, and the nether reactor (which generates zombified pigmen - also new).

Mojang has also been busy making some gameplay balancing tweaks. So, you'll get more health from eating food, you'll restore hearts when sleeping in a bed, and that thick blanket of fog has been lifted a little.

There are also loads of bug fixes, which you can see here. If you're into that sort of thing.

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Melons!

The Minecraft - Pocket Edition update is now in Apple's hands. If it passes through The Big A's approval system without a hitch, it will be available to download sometime this month. Mojang will then update the Android version with the same content.

Not sure what to do in the world of Minecraft - Pocket Edition, by the way? Check out our guide to surviving your first night in Mojang's cubic world.

Mark Brown
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is editor at large of Pocket Gamer