- Frogs + Tadpoles: New swamp mobs that roam about. The tadpoles are baby versions of frogs and swim like fish
- Chest Boats: Chests on boats, a long awaited feature! They look really neat and are a great tool for transporting loot.
- Deep dark updates: Dungeons, screamers and new blocks that spread. New structures add lore to the game!
- New biomes: Loads of new aesthetic biomes which add on to your experience
- Mangrove Trees: A new type of tree with a whole new type of wood! They have roots which can come in many styles
- Fireflies: Floating, glowing creatures which buzz about!
- Mud blocks: A grey block which can become clay!

Mob Vote

The winner of the mob vote was the ALLAY!
Round 1: Glare was removed from the vote, it lost by miles.
Round 2: Allay won by 8.6%, a really tough vote, but the community enjoyed it!

Other news and announcements

Minecraft Dungeons: New TOWER section, multiple levels and stuff! This includes Seasonal Adventures so your game experience doesn’t run out.
Bedrock Creator Tools: Easy tutorials on making new custom mobs, items and more! https://minecraft.net/creator. This is for bedrock only but includes tonnes of new tools for getting started!
Minexraft and Xbox Game Pass: Both the Bedrock and Java versions of Minecraft will be available with the XBOX Game Pass! If you have it then you will get a copy of both versions at no extra cost.

Official Links

Normal: Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6zLprHHZOk
American Sign Language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKwHKSBtWA
Audio Description Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQnfKoikihE&t=7s
Mob Vote Round 1: https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/1449416023388606470
Mob Vote Round 2: https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/1449420162856333312

Official Update Art