Java Edition 1.14

1.14, the first release of Village and Pillage, is an upcoming major update with the possible release date at the beginning of 2019. It will focus mainly on villages. It will introduce many new stairs and slabs. It will also update the taiga biome. 1.14 will not overhaul combat.

Blocks

 * Stairs
 * More stairs will be added.
 * Slabs
 * More slabs will be added.
 * Sandstone Wall
 * Campfires
 * Bamboo
 * Spawns in Bamboo Forests in Jungles
 * Eaten by pandas
 * Scaffolding
 * Can be climbed on
 * Whole structure breaks when one block is broken

Items

 * Crossbows
 * Stronger than bows, but slower
 * New enchantments such as:
 * Triple shot
 * Fast reload
 * A third secret enchantment
 * Can shoot firework rockets
 * Can be crafted

Mobs

 * Foxes
 * Possibly passive, yet to be decided.
 * Pillagers
 * Another subset of villagers.
 * Pillager beasts
 * Pandas
 * When they have red eyes, they are aggressive when attacked.
 * More cat types.

World generation

 * Berry bushes
 * Bamboo jungle
 * Biome-specific villagers