There has been immense progress for existing "Minecraft" platforms, starting with the recently released patch 1.06 for the PS3, which is the equivalent of the TU16 for the "Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition."

The announcement was made via 4J Studios' official Twitter account:

#MinecraftPS3 Patch 1.06 is rolling out now! Here's the change list - http://t.co/W3WPlWqzZG

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) May 28, 2014

Included in this release is a various number of additions, including the Candy Texture Pack, the Natural Texture Pack, the Skin Pack 2 and the Battle & Beasts Skin Pack 2.

Minecraft Forums has the complete list of fixes that come with "Minecraft PS3 Edition" patch 1.06. Some notable inclusions are voice chat fixes, block placement fixes and fixes for breeding Ocelots.

Aside from the "Minecraft PS3 Edition" patch 1.06 already released, there is also an exclusive skin pack that has been teased by 4J Studios.

New screen have been released by the developer for the "The Last of Us," which is reportedly included in the Skin Pack 2.

'Halo' Mash-up Pack on 'Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition' Details

"We're happy to confirm that the Halo Mash-up will also be available for the Xbox One Edition and that if you own it on Xbox 360, we will make it available to you on Xbox One as well," announced the developer over at Play XBLA.

The "Minecraft: Halo Mash-up" is already out for download and is priced at $3.99/€3.79/£2.69. Again, the pack contains 40 character skins; "Halo"-themed texture set, menus and UI; and exclusive music tracks from the title. There are also pre-made worlds ready for exploration, including Valhalla, Blackout, Blood Gulch, Silent Cartographer, Sandtrap and Guardian.

(Credit: YouTube/xbox)

Hit the link above to check out new screenshots of the "Minecraft: Halo Mash-up," including a number of character skins. The developer has also announced that issues with languages besides English for the "Halo Mash-up Pack" have already been fixed.

The Worlds of 'Minecraft' PS4 and Xbox One: Truly Next-gen?

August marks the expansion of "Minecraft" from the original PC, the then-exclusive Xbox 360 Edition and the recent PS3 edition to the next-gen consoles PS4 and Xbox One and the handheld device PS Vita.

And while Mojang and 4J Studios have already revealed expected features for the upcoming editions, The Guardian has managed to get some more information from the developers, particularly regarding their plans on the "Minecraft" worlds on these platforms.

According to the source, the official statement is "Minecraft" Xbox One and PS4 will be 36 times bigger than their current-gen counterparts, but the developers are not averse to the idea of exploring if it's possible to expand it even more. Not only this—since "Minecraft" will not be coming to more platforms—but also the cohesiveness of the game and the add-on content are also being addressed.

"We've been trying to build a common code base across all the platforms so that when we do an update to the game, all the platforms get it," said Paddy Burns of 4J Studios to The Guardian. "We've had to change all the architecture of the code to deal with that. The PlayStation 3 version was the first one to take advantage of it," Burns added.

As far as the PS Vita version of "Minecraft" is concerned, those who will be playing the game on that device need not fret about lack of exclusive features. 4J Studios has hinted it is looking for a possible additional feature that would be solely on the PS Vita. And in the interview, the feature highlighted in the device is the touchscreen.

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