Replace [Sun 15th Oct, 2023 23:55 BST]:
The neighborhood votes have now been counted and the Armadillo is formally the subsequent mob becoming a member of Minecraft. Here is a bit extra details about it:
The armadillo lives within the savannah biome. For those who startle the armadillo, it is going to curl up right into a blocky ball! The armadillo additionally drops a scute that you should use to craft a brand new kind of armor, wolf armor! Which can give your pet wolf some further safety.
Whereas the mob vote has closed, the occasion server* is open for the subsequent 24 hours! This implies you’ve gotten one other day to play mob-tastic mini-games, meet the hosts of Minecraft Reside, bask in a spot of parkour, and end that scavenger hunt!
Unique article [Fri 6th Oct, 2023 04:45 BST]:
The annual Minecraft occasion ‘Minecraft Reside’ is returning on fifteenth October and as soon as once more there will be a brand new mob introduced.
The catch is there are three mobs and solely one in all them can be added to the sport. The winner relies on the quantity of neighborhood votes every mob will get. This 12 months the mobs embody the Crab, Armadillo and Penguin. Here is a bit about each, together with a glance:
Crab
“The crab has one gigantic claw, which it likes to wave round because it scuttles by way of its dwelling within the mangrove swamp. This big claw could be very particular as a result of if a participant manages to search out one, they will use it to position blocks additional away! Sounds fairly cl-awesome to me. Similar to its real-world counterparts, the crab is vital to the mangrove swamp eco-system, which is why you will discover it hiding between the vines of this mud-tastic biome.”
Armadillo
“The armadillo calls the huge desert of the savannah biome its dwelling, plodding serenely between the lengthy grass – until you shock it! Similar to a couple of of its real-world counterparts, the armadillo can roll right into a blocky ball if startled – which appears simply as cute because it sounds. The armadillo additionally drops a particular scute, which you should use to craft one thing new: Wolf armor! Like horse armor, wolf armor will give your four-legged pal some further protection. Excellent in case you and your favourite pet are likely to get stunned by skeletons after dusk!”
Penguin
“You’ll discover the penguin within the stony shores biome, waddling across the seaside, or swimming within the close by ocean. Similar to its real-world counterpart, the penguin is a social mob, and it’s amphibious! Which means it’s completely satisfied each on land and within the water, although it may be a little bit clumsy when strolling. The penguin is a speedy swimmer although, and it has a really particular ability – it will possibly assist your boat journey quicker!”
The mob vote will open on thirteenth October and can be accessible till fifteenth October, with the winner introduced at this 12 months’s Minecraft Reside. To vote, you’ll be able to both head over to Minecraft.internet or boot up the sport launcher. This 12 months followers also can submit their vote in-game if they’ve entry to the Minecraft: Bedrock Version.
Final 12 months’s mob vote winner was “The Sniffer”, which you’ll be able to study extra about in our earlier put up: