Mojang will today release the new update 1.8.2 for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft.

The quite large update brings with it a number of gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and also introduces a new mode and world type. The full update list can be seen below. Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

• Creative Mode
• Superflat world type
• Hunger
• NPC Villages, Abandoned Mineshafts, Strongholds and Ravines
• 12 Music Discs
• Updated mob sounds – Changed sounds for when player is damaged and minor changes to hostile/Passive mobs
• New Combat Mechanics
  • Chargeable bows
  • Critical hits
  • Sprinting
  • Players can parry with a sword
  • Ability to change the name of your world save
  • Chain Armor
  • Pressure Plates can now be placed on fences
• New mobs
  • Endermen
  • Cave spiders
  • Silverfish
• New Food and ItemsPumpkins and Melons grow from stems much faster, and do not require farmland around the stem to grow on
  • Apples
  • Raw Chicken
  • Cooked Chicken
  • Raw Beef
  • Steak
  • Melons
  • Melon seeds
  • Rotten Flesh
  • Cobwebs
  • Fence Gate
  • Iron bars
  • Glass pane
  • Stone Brick
  • Stone Brick Stairs
  • Stone Brick Slabs
  • Brick Stairs
  • Brick Slabs
  • Pumpkin Seed
  • Vines
• Sponges(Creative only)
• New biomesPassive mobs will randomly flee if attacked by the player or other mobs (such as Cows)
  • Swamp biome
  • Ocean biome – Ocean floor now consists of Clay, sand and dirt, this makes clay easier to find
  • Mountain biome
  • River – Rivers flow through/in between biomes
• Pig has 3D snout
• Death messages – Message appears saying who and how the player died
• Mining speed changes – Time taken to mine ores has been reduced, such as Redstone
• Sugar Cane can now be placed on sand
• Chest has opening and closing animation
• User-placed leaf blocks no longer decay
• Skeletons hold full size bow
• Shears can now collect Tall Grass and Vines
• Exclusive Superflat option for the Nether
• Option to turn clouds off
• Large changes to Xbox 360 tutorial mode
• Bonus chest world option
• Option to turn PVP off
• Option to turn fire spread off
• Option to make TNT not detonate
• Option to trust players (to op players)
• Bug fixes
  • Fix for duplication glitch.
  • Fix for aspect ratio of things in hand when in splitscreen mode.
  • Fix for issue with player data not saving (player starting world with no items they had when they saved.
  • Fix for redstone tiles burning out when they shouldn’t.
  • Fixed issue with Minecart with Furnace not being able to move another Minecart
  • Fixed particle code for flipped 3rd person view.

Source: CVG