Minecraft December content updates released for Xbox One, 360; full patch notes detailed

Mojang today rolled out new title updates for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions on Minecraft. Although the two versions have different patch numbers (Content Update 7 on Xbox One and Title Update 19 on Xbox 360), most of the additions and fixes are the same. Meanwhile, over on Xbox Wire, they refer to it as update 1.6.4, highlighting the ability to tame and ride horses, equip your horse with armor, and much more.

New items include new hardened clay, stained clay, blocks of coal, hay bales, activator rails, blocks of redstone, daylight sensors, minecart with TNT, trapped chest, horse armor, and more. In addition to new items, we have new mobs like witches, bats, wither, and wither skeletons. There's also a few more tranquil mobs like horses, donkeys, and mules.

Below are the full patch notes for today's content update:

Added new items

• Hardened Clay
• Stained Clay
• Block of Coal
• Hay Bale
• Activator Rail
• Block of Redstone
• Daylight Sensor
• Dropper
• Hopper
• Minecart with Hopper
• Minecart with TNT
• Redstone Comparator
• Weighted Pressure Plate
• Beacon
• Trapped Chest
• Firework Rocket
• Firework Star
• Nether Star
• Lead
• Horse Armor
• Name Tag
• Horse Spawn Egg

Added new Mobs

• Wither
• Wither Skeletons
• Witches
• Bats
• Horses
• Donkeys
• Mules

• Added new terrain generation features – Witch Huts.
• Replaced the Tutorial World with a new world containing some new mini-tutorials for the new functionality.
• Added Beacon interface.
• Added Horse interface.
• Added Hopper interface.
• Added Fireworks – Fireworks interface is accessible from the Crafting Table when you have the ingredients to craft a Firework Star or Firework Rocket.
• Added 'Adventure Mode' – You can only break blocks with the correct tools.
• Added lots of new sounds.
• Mobs, items and projectiles can now pass through portals.
• Repeaters can now be locked by powering their sides with another Repeater.
• Zombies and Skeletons can now spawn with different weapons and armor.
• New death messages.
• Name mobs with a Name Tag, and rename containers to change the title when the menu is open.
• Bonemeal no longer instantly grows everything to full size, and instead randomly grows in stages.
• A Redstone signal describing the contents of Chests, Brewing Stands, Dispensers and Jukeboxes can be detected by placing a Redstone Comparator directly against them.
• Dispensers can face in any direction.
• Eating a Golden Apple gives the player extra "absorption" health for a short period.
• The longer you remain in an area the harder the monsters that spawn in that area will be.
• New Game and Host options (Daylight Cycle, Keep Inventory, Mob options, Tile drop and a Regeneration option)
• Language Selector added, and Greek language option added.

All of this content is also coming to PlayStation platforms "soon."

[4J Studios]