Hey guys, so the update wasn't just rumours! It came some time in November 2012 and features:
- Paintings
- Mushroom farming
- Melons
- Zombie Pigmen
- Nether Reactor
- Glowstone
And a list of little tweaks:
- Hearts restore when sleeping in bed
- Food now restores more health
- Game less foggy
- Easier to get out of bed
and of course, bug fixes
- The game crashed when loading a saved game
- Animals didn't respawn.
- Using an item sometimes attacked stuff when not facing them
- Seeds would drop below grass block when using hoe
- When a player spawned at bed they spawned a few floor above
+ 25 more fixes