{"id":983572,"date":"2026-01-06T18:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/U2uhnegH8dMKYeNn53iK56"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:38:18","slug":"mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Mojang reveals the first addition of Minecraft&#8217;s new year-round update schedule: A creepy forest biome haunted by a tough-to-kill monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qnX6sPFjXnA\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At today&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qnX6sPFjXnA&#038;ab_channel=Minecraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minecraft Live 2024 livestream<\/a>, Mojang revealed the next update coming to the game, the first of a new, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/minecraft-is-ditching-yearly-summer-updates-in-favor-of-smaller-more-frequent-ones-we-know-that-you-want-new-minecraft-content-more-often\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more regular cadence of smaller additions<\/a>. The Pale Garden biome and its resident critter, The Creaking, are set to go live &#8220;in the next few months,&#8221; while players will find them in snapshots, betas, and previews &#8220;very soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We got the skinny on the Pale Garden toward the end of the half hour presentation, which also included some back and forth about, as well as a new scene from the upcoming Minecraft Movie. Quality-wise, it all more or less lines up with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/movies-tv\/the-first-minecraft-movie-trailer-is-here-and-now-im-thinking-the-borderlands-film-might-not-be-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-cinema-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what we saw in the first trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2238px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"obY3SMe326S66qZXSz7H9Z\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-09-28 160528\" alt=\"New creature coming to Minecraft, a wood man called the Creaking in its home Pale Garden desaturated forest biome\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2238\" height=\"1259\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Mojang)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2240px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"MGQTJGXSmxweMWGyxrYUge\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-09-28 160545\" alt=\"view of new Pale Garden biome coming to minecraft, a desaturated forest area with little wildlife\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1267\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Mojang)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2259px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:55.56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Fin9ErNjQy8mVRo82PBDsi\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-09-28 160556\" alt=\"Nighttime view of new Pale Garden biome coming to minecraft, a greyish, desaturated forest\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2259\" height=\"1255\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Mojang)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2237px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.55%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2PPCcVm9Zv45K3QXJBx4mm\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-09-28 160613\" alt=\"close up nighttime view of new the Creaking enemy coming to Minecraft\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2237\" height=\"1265\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Mojang)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pale Garden will be a new forest biome somewhat reminiscent of a real world mangrove swamp, with moss hanging from the trees, low visibility, and no wildlife to be found\u2060\u2014during the day, at least. Mojang developers emphasized the sense of eerie dread they hope to evoke with the biome, which they characterize as atmospheric and isolating.<\/p>\n<p>At night, the Creaking will come out. The misshapen tree men look like something out of the Witcher, and move with the sounds of grating wood and snapping twigs. In addition to looking spooky, the Creaking will be mechanically distinct from other Minecraft mobs: They&#8217;ll only move when you&#8217;re not looking at them, and you can&#8217;t directly damage the creatures. Instead, each one is tethered to a &#8220;Creaking Heart&#8221; hidden somewhere in the forest that you&#8217;ll have to destroy.<\/p>\n<p>The new biome seems like a fun addition to Minecraft, and I like how Mojang is leaning into the game&#8217;s more uncanny elements with this update. We don&#8217;t have a set date for the Pale Garden&#8217;s arrival, but I would expect it before the end of the year. You can also check out a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/minecraft-live-2024-the-recap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recap of today&#8217;s livestream<\/a> on the Minecraft website.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecraft-s-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-new-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At today&#8217;s Minecraft Live 2024 livestream, Mojang revealed the next update coming to the game, the first of a new, more regular cadence of smaller additions. The Pale Garden biome and its resident critter, The Creaking, are set to go live &#8220;in the next few months,&#8221; while players will find them in snapshots, betas, and previews &#8220;very soon.&#8221; We got the skinny on the Pale Garden toward the end of the half hour presentation, which also included some back and forth about, as well as a new scene from the upcoming Minecraft Movie. Quality-wise, it all more or less lines up with what we saw in the first trailer. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Mojang) Image 2 of 4 (Image credit: Mojang) Image 3&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mojang-reveals-the-first-addition-of-minecrafts-new-year-round-update-schedule-a-creepy-forest-biome-haunted-by-a-tough-to-kill-monster\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":983573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,9395],"class_list":["post-983572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-survival-crafting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mojang reveals the first addition of Minecraft&#039;s new year-round update schedule: A creepy forest biome haunted by a 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