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Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 15 years, and it is riotously pink

Prepare to enter the Sift.

Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 15 years, and it is riotously pink

Minecraft, the popular sandbox game, is set to introduce a new dimension called The Sift, marking its first addition in 15 years. This pink dimension will feature bunny-like creatures that walk instead of hop. Mojang, the game's developer, revealed The Sift during Minecraft Live, though details remain scarce. However, players can expect to encounter new mobs, blocks, and biomes in this dimension.

The Sift will debut in both Bedrock and Java versions of Minecraft in 2027, and will also appear in the upcoming Minecraft Dungeons 2. In Dungeons 2, The Sift will come with shifting tides that affect player characters, hazardous new block types, and both friendly and hostile mobs. Two biomes within The Sift have been named - Singer's Meadow, a green area with red sculk, and Carapace, a desert with blue walls and giant, hollow fossils.

Minecraft is also adding ice caves to the Overworld, a subterranean biome with icicles that detach when a torch is placed beneath them, light-emitting crystals, calcite, and a new zombie variant, the frozen zombie. The release date for ice caves is yet to be announced, but testing will begin soon.

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