'Minecraft' News & Update: 'Minecraft' 1.9 and 'Minecraft Pocket Edition' 0.14 to be Released

Fans of the sandbox video game have a reason to celebrate as the new version of "Minecraft" 1.9 is now available. Also, the official final version of the update would be out on Feb. 25, Thursday.

According to the game's video developer website Mojang, they would enlist the notable changes from Minecraft 1.8 to Minecraft 1.9.

This includes the repair of bugs, prolong the strength of shields, some crystals in the end would be protected once again by the use of cages. And, lastly, adding "34.7% more hype for 'Minecraft' 1.9."

Moreover, the bugs to be fixed are:

[Bug MC-96863] - Marker Armor Stand should not Carry Passenger Offset

[Bug MC-97217] - Surreal Position of Player while Riding a Creature after Swimming with Elytra

[Bug MC-97235] - Resource Pack in "Minecraft" World Save File not working

[Bug MC-97251] - Rail Duplication Glitch

Furthermore, players of the "Minecraft Pocket Edition" also have the reason to celebrate as 0.14 version of the game is also coming, if the date given will be followed on Feb. 18. TouchArcade reported the game developers would try to complete the Redstone Puzzle map, which will be stocked with new features from the upcoming update.

Gamers can now have more Redstone stuff, like repeaters, comparators, dispensers, droppers, hoppers, and trapped chests. Also, there will be witches, armor dying, item frames, and more.

Hence, these latest additions could be also a sign that the game could have a PC version. The Mobi Picker added that apart from these inclusions, the upgrade will also fix bug problems, such as the "Overworld" update, which has been launched for the "Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition."

The upgrade of "Overworld" is similar to the 0.14 update of "Pocket Edition." It will also carry the features, which are not present in the "Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition," like the comparators and the dispensers.