OFFICIAL EVENTS AND CONTESTS
Skin Contest
VOTE VOTE VOTE! It's time to VOTE for July's skin contest theme! There are 2 NEW Themes to choose from: Power of light and Deep Space. Two very cool and different themes! Remember to vote for the one you like the best, not the one you think is going to win! If you're not a skinner or don't plan on participating the the contest, you can still vote! Which one would you like the community challenged with!?


We're still in the judging phase of the Scrapyard Skin Contest. For now, head on over and check out the finalists! Show your fellow PMCer's some love and give them some diamonds for their hard work!

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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CONTESTS
NEW!
ziggy like stardust is celebrating 900 Subscribers by hosting a themed contest! You can create anything from skins to drawings but it must follow the theme. Theme one is MYSTERY. You also must take inspiration from the photos they're provided! Read the complete list of rules here! Deadline: July 8th

Take note! This is your last day to work on your submissions for the community events/contests ending tomorrow June 30th!

Community Contests and Events Ending Soon:

(Projects) Type	Title + Link	Host	Deadline
Themed contest	Fantasy!	Stubbs1	July 1
(Skins) Type	Title + Link	Host	Deadline
Epic battle for survival!	Last Skin Standing 02: The JBowl (Anime Theme!)	Auri	June 30
Themed event	JamesTDG's Sci-Fi Skin event	JamesTDG	June 30
Reshade	Pride Reshade	Keeks	June 30
Themed contest	Nice prizes! Food Mascots	SquishySie	July 1
Themed contest	Food Skin Contest	Squirrel	July 1
(Other) Type	Title + Link	Host	Deadline
Build or skin contest	Arena of Valor	MarkSarmite	June 30
Allround contest	Create an OC	fluffyyy	June 30

For a complete list of community events and contests, visit the Community Event Calendar.

Interested in hosting your own contest but not sure where to start? Check out DinowCookie's blog, 10 Steps to organizing a successful contest on PMC!

Hosting a contest and in need of a badge or trophy for your participants? Wildcard_Gamer is taking requests and has limited slots open!

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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
HAVE YOU HEARD?!
There's a new Custom Java Edition snapshot to test new combat mechanics! This is BIG news! The most notable combat changes include much faster attacks, new special attacks at 200% (crits, sweeping, knockback), and no warm up delay with shields. Read the full list of combat changes on the reddit. What do you think? Chime in and let us know on this forum thread!

MINECRAFT IN THE NEWS
There was a great article on CBS news that covered Minecraft and how the game is beneficial in classes such as math, chemistry and history. the article also explains how the game has changed lives - we've tweeted about it and asked, How has Minecraft Changed your life? We've already received some great responses, let's hear yours!

IT'S A ME, MARIO!
Mario + Switch + Minecraft = 1 epic mashup! In case you missed it, deletedaccount7153 submitted this outstanding build a couple of days ago that really makes Mario come alive! Do you own a switch? What are your favorite games?!



TERRIFIC TERRAIN
Evmanz has been on a roll this week with some beautiful terrain submissions! We're loving their Icy Mesa Biome and their Yellowstone Lake!
Both are free to download and have very different and unique characteristics! Whether you're looking to build a cabin on the shore of a lake for ease of fishing, or build a chateau ontop of a snowy white mountain, for - the snow? one of these maps will be sure to fulfill your ideal build location!

You can see a list of all trending terrains by visiting this link!