Summary: Show Notes:<br> Did you miss us? The Shaft is back! and they’re having a good time talking about Minecraft and the latest news.<br> <br> <br> Minecraft topics on this episode:<br> <br> * Minecraft Snapshot 20W28a (07/08/20) – <a href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-20w28a">https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-20w28a</a><br> * Mojang announces the end of support for older VR device integrations. Gear VR, Windows 10, older android devices to name a few: <a href="https://gamerant.com/minecraft-gear-vr-support-end/">https://gamerant.com/minecraft-gear-vr-support-end/</a><br> * Ray Tracing to be in XBOX 10 version of Minecraft as well as other features: <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-xbox-series-x">https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-xbox-series-x</a><br> * Rave Family Block Fest – Postponed. Again. – <a href="https://www.pe.com/2020/07/13/organizers-postpone-rave-family-block-fest-a-minecraft-based-music-festival-after-rough-start/">https://www.pe.com/2020/07/13/organizers-postpone-rave-family-block-fest-a-minecraft-based-music-festival-after-rough-start/</a><br> * The Return of the Crying Obsidian<br> * <a href="https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-what-is-crying-obsidian/">https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-what-is-crying-obsidian/</a><br> * Players have discovered the seed for Minecraft’s title screen<br> * <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-19-minecraft-fans-find-seed-for-title-screen-background-panorama">https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-19-minecraft-fans-find-seed-for-title-screen-background-panorama</a><br> * (Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/GaRurhiK-Lk">https://youtu.be/GaRurhiK-Lk</a>)<br> * Minecraft moves from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft’s Azure<br> * <a href="https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqOQgKIjNDQklTSURvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoTUtFUWk1LTVhb2tJQU1FZldMa2kyVUx0NDFLQUFQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen">https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqOQgKIjNDQklTSURvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoTUtFUWk1LTVhb2tJQU1FZldMa2kyVUx0NDFLQUFQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen</a><br> <br> Sightings<br> <br> * Explore a 5,000 Year Old Welsh tomb recreated in Minecraft – <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-5000-year-old-welsh-tomb-recreated-minecraft-180975265/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-5000-year-old-welsh-tomb-recreated-minecraft-180975265/</a><br> * Play Minecraft in Half-Life – <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/now-you-can-play-minecraft-in-half-life/">https://www.pcgamer.com/now-you-can-play-minecraft-in-half-life/</a><br> <br> <br>
