Minecraft news » Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack Coming October 4th

Console Edition has a fine tradition of releasing some pretty crazy and amazing packs, and the Chinese Mythology Pack is no exception! Jam-packed with awesome skins, retextures of flora, fauna, and the surrounding landscape, and loads of new structures - including ancient cities and massive statues - to explore! There are 41 new skins and 13 themed music tracks for you to use in your own worlds. That's not all: it comes with a special map for the Battle Mini Game we released in June!

In addition, a free update is coming on the same day, whether players have the pack or not. It includes some goodies of its own:

• Polar bears and their adorable offspring are to be found wandering frozen biomes
• Banners! Spruce the place up with your personalised drapery
• New terrain generation: Igloos now appear in Arctic biomes, and gargantuan fossils lie beneath the earth awaiting your discovery
• Beetroots! You can farm them and turn them into a restorative soup
• Other new blocks: End Bricks, Grass Path, Frosted Ice, Magma, Nether Wart Block, Red Nether Brick and Bone Block

The free update will go live on XBOX and (in the U.S.) on the Wii U October 4th, and one day later for other consoles. Neat!