During the most recent edition of Minecraft Live, developer Mojang announced the upcoming Vibrant Visuals update, which will bring a host of modern graphical upgrades to the sandbox game. Minecraft looked old-school even when its first public alpha build launched in 2009, and the fancy new lighting and shadow effects still come with an old-school twist.
"One of my favorite things that the team created is the way shadows align with the grids and pixels," chief creative officer Jens Bergensten says in a video breaking down the Vibrant Visuals update. "I have not seen that in any other game and it feels true to Minecraft."
