Minecraft Update: PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One Get Massive Console Upgrade! -- Details Here!

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The widely popular game “Minecraft” has received a massive game update for the console versions that players from all over will certainly enjoy.

Tech Insider reported that “Minecraft,” which was originally launched as an “alpha,” is a game that's highly playable. However, it continues to remain in a state of continuous improvement.

Game developer Mojang said in its website that they are continually updating the game. It was also revealed that this new update brings the console versions of the very creative game closer than ever before to the current PC build.

The new update, known as “Update 1.8.8.,” brings a lot of new features and additions to the already enjoyable game. It contains new items for all modes, new items for the creative mode, new kinds of blocks, new mobs and new biomes that could be used as a “canvas” for whatever a player wants to build.

Here are the new features that come with the update:

New items for all modes:

Armour Stand, Raw Rabbit, Cooked Rabbit, Rabbit Stew, Raw Mutton, Cooked Mutton, Rabbit’s Foot, Rabbit Hide, Salmon, Cooked Salmon, Clownfish, Pufferfish, Blue Orchid, Allium, Azure Bluet, Tulips, Oxeye Daisy, Sunflower, Lilac, Poppy (replaces Rose), Rose Bush, Peony, Double Tall Grass, Large Ferns, Prismarine Crystals, and Prismarine Shard have all been added!

New potions:

Potion of Leaping, Potion of Water Breathing.

New items for Creative Mode:

Rabbit Spawn Egg, Endermite Spawn Egg, and Guardian Spawn Egg can now be used in Creative Mode.

New blocks:

Podzol, Granite, Polished Granite, Andesite, Polished Andesite, Diorite, Polished Diorite, Prismarine, Dark Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks, Red Sand, Red Sandstone, Smooth Red Sandstone, Chiseled Red Sandstone, Red Sandstone Stairs, Sea Lanterns, Wet Sponge, Slime Blocks, Coarse Dirt, Packed Ice, Acacia Saplings, and Dark Oak Saplings are now available.

New mobs:

Endermite, Guardian, Elder Guardian, Rabbit, and Chicken Jockey now roam the lands!

New biomes:

Mesa, Mega Taiga, Roofed Forest, Birch Forest, Forest, Savanna, Extreme Hills+, Deep Ocean, and Snowless Taiga.

In addition to these new content, Mojang also added more dynamic in-game tweaks and features. Here are just a few of them:

- Anvils have been rebalanced;
- Entities riding Minecarts are now dismounted by powered Activator rails;
- Adult Zombie Pigmen now forgive after a short time;
- Skeletons now flee from wolves;
- Spiders will no longer see players through bricks;
- Arrows decelerate quickly when underwater, and will be extinguished if on fire.

The update is free for all on the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. Those who would want to play “Minecraft” on Nintendo's Wii U will get the update later, sometime in 2016.