It's a block party up in here as the lads stack up all the news from Minecon, in addition to the Terraria 1.3 patch.  Learn just how soon the industry-insiders-turned-DOTA2-afficianados are going to get REKT this year, and then buckle yours safety belt for the breakneck news rundown!

Noteworthy Sales

* July Games for Gold

* Plants vs Zombies - 360

* Gear of War 3 - 360

* Assassin's Creed Black Flag - XB1

* So Many Me - XB1

* July Free Games for PSPlus

* Rocket League - PS4

* Styx: Master of Shadows - PS4

* Mousecraft - PS4, PS3, Vita

* Entwined - PS4, PS3, Vita

* Rain - PS3

* Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved - Vita

* July 15th will be Amazon's "Prime Day," rife with all kinds of sales (link)

* Tower of Fortune on iOS, usually one buck, now free (link)

* PlayStation TV’s (VITA TV’s) are down to $39.99 across several outlets, including Gamestop.  No controller, but works with PS3 and PS4 controllers.

The News Ticker

* Rektreational 2 (Link)

* NEWS FROM MINECON!

* New Features (link)

* Dual Wielding (torch plus sword – Aw, yissss!)

* Shields

* Enchanted Arrows

* Buff bar (positive and negative effects)

* The End island to become a full realm

* Ability to respawn the Ender Dragon

* Pocket Edition to receive more features already on other platforms

* Minecraft: Windows 10 edition ditches Java and will allow multiplayer with Pocket Edition. (link)

* Telltale making a Minecraft STORY game called Minecraft: Story Mode (link)

* Launching a site to help educators understand what they can do with the game (link)

* Terraria 1.3 Features (link)

* Better Steam Incorporation

* Manage Multiplayer through STEAM

* Steam cloud saving

* Steam achievements

* NPCs now have some semblance of AI (fight or flight, etc)

* Blood and gore filter for the kiddies

* More character appearance options

* Link items through chat

* Crafting improvements / expansions

* AUTO-STACK INTO NEARBY CHESTS! HUZZAH!

* Boss icons on mini-maps

* EXPERT MODE

* Better AI, stronger enemies, more loot, bigger punishments

 The RUNDOWN

* Square Enix offers refunds for FF XIV MMO on Mac, suspends sales (poor performance and communication of system requirements cited (link)

* Mega-Man and Might Number 9 creator now launching a kickstarter to pretty much take over Mega-Man Legends, as well (Red Ash: The Incredible Legend) (link)