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Minecraft's New Update Lets Players Go Flying And Adds Vibrant Visuals

Minecraft has been around since 2009, and it's had a few upgrades in the subsequent years. But today, it's getting another overhaul with Vibrant Visuals, the new cosmetic refresh for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Vibrant Visuals will eventually roll out for Minecraft: Java Edition in the future. In the meantime, the newest update, Chase the Skies, is going live today on all platforms.

Chase the Skies allows players to find a dried ghast in the Nether and revive it by placing it in water. When the ghast is restored, it can be nurtured and cared for until it becomes a happy ghast. At that point, players can ride their happy ghasts into the Overworld skies and go exploring, as seen in the trailer below.

As part of the Chase the Skies update, there's a new Locator bar that can help players find their friends in multiplayer. Amos Roddy has also composed six new music tracks--Lilypad, Below and Above, O's Piano, Broken Clocks, Fireflies, and a new version of Tears. These tracks will play in every Overworld biome, but the only way players can get Tears is if it's "looted by a ghast after a non-conventional defeat."

Players will also be given the ability to craft their own saddles, which means they never have to go searching for pre-made saddles again.

In other Minecraft news, the game recently unveiled its baseball-themed fan caves in partnership with Major League Baseball. A Minecraft Movie--one of this year's biggest hits with just over $800 million worldwide--is slated to make its streaming debut on Max on June 20, followed by its HBO premiere on June 21.