1.8 and 1.9 Update

This will explain a lot of new stuff that'll be coming out soon. It doesn't show endermen (which I watched on a live cast and they're SO CREEPY), but you see a good bit of the features.

http://kotaku.com/5835043/notch-gives-us-a-tour-of-the-ever+expanding-radical-minecraft-18-update

i'ma kind of hatin' on the hungry bar. :/

I'm sure on easy or peaceful it's nonexistant. And I'm sure it doesn't make you LOSE health if it gets empty, it probably just doesn't allow you to regenerate health

Yeah I think that's what happen.
Also I'm just kinda worry about my stuff, just because an Enderman could kill me any second

I guess creepers need to change their name now, Enderman is the creepiest O.o

I'm also kinda excited about the Ruins and Abandoned mines and stuff, it'll be awesome for a single player adventure!

Oh Wait!!! I heard on the video that, if your hunger bar is empty, you will start losing health. I'm not sure, you can listen to it at about 1:47.

here is a video that shows the enderman:

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/pax-minecraft-new-updates-commentary

A pre-release version got "leaked" here. Check the minecraft forums site for moar info.

Tested it for a bit. Worth mentioning that it has a memory leak (~10MB/Min) and using advanced opengl is a bad idea (allegedly). F6 changes time quite nicely, double-tap space to fly (in creative) and passive mobs flee when hit. Terrain generation and lighting is MUCH better. Finally, furnaces are allegedly broken when cooking food (like "you didn't really want that world anyway" broken).

It's also worth noting that 1.8 is expected to be released on the 13th

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