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The Caves and Cliffs Update is one of the biggest updates ever for Minecraft, and it s coming in two parts later this year.
The first half of the Caves and Cliffs Update is more boring on paper, but a new Minecraft special shows why you should still be excited.
Minecraft is gaining up to 91 new blocks in the upcoming update, including powder snow, deepslate, new raw ore, copper, and more.
The first half of the Caves and Cliffs Update is expected to arrive at some point this summer.
Minecraft has a big year ahead of it, with not one but
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Accessibility is extremely important in video games, as it allows more gamers to participate in what they love.
Xbox has made accessibility a priority for them over the last few years, and this trend continues on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
In celebration of today, Xbox has released a ton of information on new accessibility features, resources, and ways to contribute to accessibility from Xbox.
This include a new Xbox Accessibility Insider League inside the Xbox Insider Program, and much-requested features like speech-to-text for Party Chat.
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and that means Xbox is taking this opportunity to provide an update on their efforts to make video games more accessible for everyone. Xbox is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a huge number of new accessibility features for existing games and the Xbox platform, new resources for gamers and updates to Microsoft s Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, and ne
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Mojang Studios is hard at work developing the next major update for Minecraft, the Caves and Cliffs Update.
Part of making this happening is testing features and changes with the community through betas and snapshots.
The latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, 21w20a, includes a handful of additional changes and lots of bug fixes.
Players can jump into the new snapshot right now on PC to provide feedback on how the update is coming along.
The long march to the Caves and Cliffs Update for Minecraft continues inexorably forward with the arrival of Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w20a. The latest snapshot, which is now available for Minecraft players on PC, includes even more changes and a ton of bug fixes for the next major release of Minecraft, and continues to divide features for the two separate releases for the Caves and Cliffs Update. This follow s last week s test, Snapshot 21w19a, and isn t going to be the most exciting for players.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has a long-running beta program to test upcoming features and updates.
The latest beta is now available with lots of tweaks, bug fixes, and new experimental lava aquifers.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.17.0.56 from the Caves and Cliffs Update also tweaks the Experimental Features toggle.
You can now install the latest beta on Xbox, Windows 10, and Android devices if you re enrolled in the beta program.
Minecraft is giving hardcore players a lot to play with today with the release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.17.0.56 to testers. The latest beta continues to test developments from the upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update, which is now releasing in two parts later this year. Beta 1.17.0.56 includes a sizeable number of changes, fixes, and tweaks, including changes to how the Experimental Features toggle works and the addition of lava aquifers to the aforementioned experiment.
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Minecraft: Java Edition has a snapshot program to test future changes and updates before public release.
The latest snapshot, 21w19a, doesn t include any exciting new features, but does continue to split Caves and Cliffs Update features.
Certain unfinished recipes like bundles and candles have been moved to the second half of the update coming this winter.
Minecraft: Java Edition is also being upgraded to the much newer Java 16 version with this snapshot.
Hardcore Minecraft fans have something to look forward to today, as Mojang Studios releases Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w19a with new changes and tweaks for the upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update. Today s snapshot doesn t include any major changes, even compared to the previous 21w18a snapshot, and instead continues to split features for the two Caves and Cliffs Update releases later this year. Minecraft: Java Edition is also being upgraded to Java 16 with this Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot.