{"id":1090118,"date":"2026-01-24T19:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:29:11","slug":"minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft adds new pig variants, ambient falling leaves, wildflowers, and more for testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nWith the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has roused from its festive slumber to launch six new features from Minecraft&#8217;s first planned update of 2025 into testing.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/minecraft-adds-new-pig-variants-ambient-falling-leaves-wildflowers-and-more-for-testing\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has roused from its festive slumber to launch six new features from Minecraft&#8217;s first planned update of 2025 into testing. 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