Adventure Update



The Minecraft "Adventure Update" will be a huge update to Minecraft, similar to the Halloween Update. The Adventure Update was originally going to be Beta 1.7, but was later postponed to 1.8. It might be split into two updates due to its size and to its still unfinished status.

The release date (according to Jeb) for the first half of the update is on September 12th.

Notch replied on a tweet from @ZeroDegre that he is nervous about this update. '''

An early version of the Adventure Update was playable by fans at Mojangs booth at PAX Prime, which was held between August 26th and 28th. A user from the Minecraft forums who was picked as a volunteer at their booth provided inside information on some of the new features. More on this can be found in this thread. For a list of features in the Adventure Update, consult the Upcoming Features page.

Notch has also stated that the 1.8 update will come out after the 27th of August (or After PAX).

On September 3, Jeb has stated on Reddit, that Beta 1.8 (Adventure Update Part 1) may be released on September 8. (Jeb's Quote: Best estimate 8th of September)