Minecraft ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ Part One is officially releasing June 8 with new mobs and blocks

The ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ is almost here with new mobs and blocks.

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Minecraftplayers have been eagerly following the progress and development of theCaves and Cliffs Updatefollowing its initial reveal atMinecraft Live 2020. Ever since the Caves and Cliffs Update wassplit into two parts and partially delayed, the wait has gotten even more difficult. Now, after months of testing and tweaking throughMinecraft: Bedrock Edition betasandMinecraft: Java Edition snapshots, Mojang Studios has finally announced thatPart One of the Caves and Cliffs Update officially releases on June 8, 2021.

Part One of the Caves and Cliffs Update isn’t as major on paper as the second partreleasing sometime later this winter, but Mojang Studios still has plenty up its sleeves with the first half of what’s arguably the biggest release for Minecraft to date. As a quick recap, Part One of the Caves and Cliffs Update includes three new mobs with the mountain goat, glow squid, and axolotl, and up to 91 new blocks and items for players to find and use.

You can also check out previously released Minecraft YouTube specials on thenew mobsandnew blocksfor a little more information and insight. Don’t forget to refer to ourultimate guide to the Caves and Cliffs Update for Minecraftfor all the information you need to know.

Minecraft is releasing the Caves and Cliffs Update Part One on June 8, 2021for practically every platform, includingXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Windows PC,PS5, PS4,Switch, iOS, Android, macOS, and Linux. Minecraft is also available throughXbox Game Passon consoles if you somehow haven’t experienced everything that Minecraft has to offer yet.

Unfortunately, there’s no news with this release onMinecraft for Xbox Series X|S, so don’t expect any graphical upgrades or ray tracing to make a sudden appearance with the Caves and Cliffs Update Part One. If you’re waiting for this possible next-gen upgrade for Minecraft, we have a dedicated resource forwhen Minecraft with ray tracing will come to Xbox Series X|S. I also recently discussed whyMinecraft on Xbox Series X|S is an unfortunate disappointmentbecause of this.

Part Two of the Caves and Cliffs Update doesn’t yet have an announced release date besides a broad window of Winter 2021, so I wouldn’t expect it any time soon. The second half of the Caves and Cliffs Update for Minecraft is arguably the more significant half, and will include major features like new generation for caves and mountains, a ton of new blocks and systems, and much more. Now that the first half of the Caves and Cliffs Update is almost here, development and testing on the second half should begin in earnest.

Minecraft is one of the biggest games in the world and one of thebest games on Xbox, hands down, and now Minecraft is getting the beginning of one of its biggest updates yet with the Caves and Cliffs Update Part One. Celebrate Minecraft and this upcoming release on June 8 with something from our list of best Minecraft merch, toys, and gifts.

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