Runaway indie success Minecraft will treat players to a deeper, scarier, more difficult version of the game later this month, when developer Notch has promised a new Halloween-themed update, complete with a new elementāpumpkins!
The next big Minecraft update promises more than just fewer bugs, more music and new monsters. The update, planned to hit on Halloween, adds scary fish, a scary new realm and even scarier depths. āThe deeper you are, the brighter it has to be to stay safe,ā warns the gameās official site, along with a note that torches will soon expire, but lanterns will light your journey forever.
On the crafting front, players will soon be able to create watches āthat let you know when itās safe to emerge from cavesā and pumpkins that can be carved into Jack Oā Lanterns that serve as ātotally useless helmets.ā
The full spooky update for Minecraft, due October 31 for those of you who donāt know when Halloween happens, is detailed further at the official site
