Since playing Star Wars Galaxies all those years ago, whenever I hear the term "Combat Update" for a game, I get horrible flashbacks. However, not every developer messes up a game as soundly as SOE ...

Mojang have begun public testing for Minecraft 1.9, which they've dubbed The Combat Update. "As you can expect from the name," said Dinnerbone, "the update is mostly about cuddling and farming plants.