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7:50 AM on 6/15/2012 by Nick Puleo

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, for all intents and purposes, is a HUGE success on the console.  Selling over a million copies already, the 8 player co-op game is insanely popular... and for good reason.  Our review tells it all.  But like the PC version, what keeps people coming back for more is the slow and steady stream of updates to the core game.  Many wondered if the 360 version could keep pace.  Today you have your answer as a huge update with a ton of fixes and enhancements goes live.

Various tweaks like the ability to autosave, a new coordinated in game map, and various other fixes to bugs are now available at your fingertips.  Here's the full list of features included in the patch for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

Features

• Added an autosave, and the ability to turn autosave off, or set it from 15 minutes up to 2 hours in 15 minute steps.
• Split the sensitivity controls into an in-game sensitivity and an in-menu sensitivity.
• Added an Interface Opacity slider in the settings for plasma screen users.
• Added a gamertag display in splitscreen, and the ability to enable/disable it in the settings.
• Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable in-game hints.
• Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable tooltips.
• Added a co-ordinate display to the in-game map.
• Added new sections in the How To Play on Multiplayer, Sharing Screenshots, and What’s New.
• Added a warning message when attempting to place lava near the spawn area.

Fixes

• Fix for the leaderboard crash when toggling between filters/leaderboards.
• Fix for server disconnect message appearing when offline or in leaderboards.
• Fix for issue where posting a screenshot to Facebook caused a back out to the main menu.
• Fix for clay generation.
• Fix for ‘Awaiting Approval’ showing all the time on some signs.
• Various crafting menu fixes.
• Fix for being able to stand on sugarcane.
• Fix for intermittent crash on saving.
• Fix for duplication bug with the furnace and dispenser.
• Fix for not being able to place water near the spawn area.
• Fix for intermittent problem on entering the Nether putting the player above the Nether world.
• Fix for frame-rate drop around the edge of the world.
• Fix for intermittent problem where some achievements were not being awarded.
• Fix for graphical issue with stairs.
• Fix for issue with enemies spawning inside a house when they shouldn’t.
• Fix for Zombie Pigmen not being counted for leaderboard scores.

All you need to do to get the patch is fire up the game.

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