It's actually 1.3 but it will come out pretty soon.
Chat with our AI personalities
Should be soon.
the end update april 5
No. Updates are free. Just buy the game once.
Between August and September by the looks of it
If you already have 1.6.1 you just click yes to the new update and it will download the update. If you don't have it already just go to the Minecraft website and down load the launcher and it will update that way.