here is the release date nd features in 1.8 rivers,villages,strongholds,more meat,hunger bar,experience bar,sprinting,more combat stuff,charge bow,new biomes like mushroom biome,mountain biome,plains biome,mineshafts,oceans,NPC'S,melons,new eating motion nd 1.6 seconds to eat meat,nd the release date is sept.8
well this is the features in 1.8 that i know of so yea guys i cant wait for 1.8 to come out