If you are looking for a new app that can help you with your Minecraft world, game developer Mojang revealed that the Minecraft Skin Studio has been released for the iOS.

The brainchild of 57 Digital, Minecraft Skin Studio, lets players create skins using any iOS device and upload them to the Minecraft.net through your profile page.

According to their blog, this is just the third of officially approved apps by Mojang as it can deliver quality results and enjoyment--to the point of possible addiction especially to those with creative juices running every five minutes.

Aside from creating the skins, you can also download them, and as per Mojang, there are already 500,000 skins that are ripe for downloading via Minecraft Skin Studio.

And just recently, the app has also been made available for Android, so Minecraft gamers who only have or prefer Android devices can easily get into the craze.

Here is the trailer for the app, from 57 Digital.

Minecraft - Volume Alpha already out for download

Fancy listening to some tunes while you are doing your building and exploration? How about the tunes that have been existent in the Minecraft world?

Now there is an official soundtrack waiting already available, and you can download it digitally for just $3.99. In his official website, C418, who is toted to be an independent musician that has previously received acclaim for the Minecraft OST, announced that the high-quality version of the soundtrack is already out.

He writes in his website, "This album contains most of the songs in Minecraft! It also contains even more unreleased music! In high quality! Meaning FLAC if you want!"

There are 24 songs all in all in the album, with 15 additional exclusive minutes of never-heard-before songs, and a high quality image of the album cover.

Some of the songs include Key, Door, Minecraft, Mice on Venus, Cat, Excuse, Danny, Droopy likes ricochet, Haggstrom, Moog City, Death, Subwoofer Lullaby, and Sweden.

Download the soundtrack here.

(Image sourced from http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha.)

EverQuest mimics Minecraft construction and exploration

Sony will be releasing a new game later this year, and this time, it hopes to deliver the same experience of creating worlds and exploring them--something that Minecraft has been delivering its fans since it was first released as an indie game.

EverQuest Next - Landmark, according to VG 24/7, makes use of design tools that would allow you to build worlds. However, the catch is that you will need to gather resources by exploring the different continents in the game.

Exploration is more than just walking around for the sights, as you can claim a landscape as your own by marking it with flags, and your creations will then be submitted to the Player Studio.

In addition, EverQuest Next - Landmark takes creation to the next level, which is a plus for those who want to make something out of their talent.

If your creation is great enough and earns a following from fans, they can download the creation and you'll be paid for what you have created. Payments can be made, and you can get royalties whenever a player makes use of a feature that you created.

Overall, it is a collective experience of sharing and imagination, where you can create worlds and share them with those who have the same passion as you do. It seems that Sony sees this game as a chance to create a record in online gaming, wherein the collaborative effort of many can turn it into a milestone.

So if you are looking for another build and explore game with the flavor of Minecraft, EverQuest Next - Landmark may be that game. And you might stand to get something out of your creativity and knack for building stuff up.

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