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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99Subscribe now PC Gaming Show Tokyo Essential Hardware Battlefield 6 Don't miss these Survival & Crafting 'The Copper Age' marks the 3rd game drop for Minecraft this year, and according to the announcement post 'It's almost like we're entering a new Minecraft era' Survival & Crafting Minecraft Copper Age update: everything you need to know about the 3rd drop of the year Survival & Crafting Minecraft Copper Golem: All the key details about the game's next companion Survival & Crafting Minecraft is bringing back the copper golem from the mob vote graveyard, igniting my hopes for a Moobloom comeback Survival & Crafting Huge news for base organisers and decorators, Minecraft's next drop will add shelves Survival & Crafting It's been a year since Minecraft ditched annual summer updates, and I have to admit there's never been a better time to play Peak players have dust devils and deadly cacti to fear in its Mesa Update coming next week Survival & Crafting Rust's developer is overhauling the survival sim's mission system so it can create in-game quests faster and more easily: 'The process to create new missions internally is quite cumbersome and error prone' Survival & Crafting Enshrouded's next big update is bringing way more water to the survival RPG than I expected Survival & Crafting Minecraft says to hell with it, adds in-game version of Lava Chicken song, which you get by beating a chicken jockey Survival & Crafting Astroneer is getting an expansion that'll let you build huge megastructures Survival & Crafting The best Minecraft seeds in 2025 Survival & Crafting Bigger guns are louder and therefore riskier as of Rust's latest update, with other players able to hear you from 'much further away' Survival & Crafting The best Minecraft mods for glorious new worlds Dune: Awakening is testing out a fix for ornithopter griefing and making an unforgivable change to flour sand farming After four long years, Mojang is finally making copper useful in Minecraft in its big September update Stevie Bonifield 27 September 2025 Minecraft is also getting a sweet new underwater mount later this year in the Mounts of Mayhem update. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Mojang) Starting on September 30, Minecraft's least useful ore is getting some long-awaited new crafting recipes. The Copper Age game drop, which was announced back in August, finally got a full reveal and release date during Minecraft Live on Saturday. This update will introduce a slew of new copper items to the game including weapons, tools, armor, horse armor, chests, lanterns, torches, chains, and bars. There will also be a new copper golem mob that autonomously organizes items you leave in copper chests into nearby regular chests. Like other copper items, the golems can oxidize and change color over time. While I wish I could have made all of those copper items when the ore was first added to the game in 2021, better late than never. Copper tools and gear have been in Java mods for a while now, so it's nice to see them officially added to the vanilla version. Related Articles 'The Copper Age' marks the 3rd game drop for Minecraft this year, and according to the announcement post 'It's almost like we're entering a new Minecraft era' Minecraft Copper Age update: everything you need to know about the 3rd drop of the year Minecraft Copper Golem: All the key details about the game's next companion Copper is much easier to find early on in a new Minecraft world than iron, so this update will make it easier to gear up right after spawning into a new game. While it's pretty time consuming mining and smelting copper for building, its abundance at surface level in the overworld makes it perfect for crafting starting gear. The copper gear will be more durable than leather, but slightly less durable than iron. Copper Age also includes the new shelf item, which allows you to display up to three items and quickly swap them in and out of your hotbar. The shelves, along with copper lanterns, will be welcome additions for players who like to focus on building and decorating. I can see all the copper decor and the little copper golem looking great in steampunk-style builds. Minecraft LIVE - September 2025 - YouTube The Copper Age update will arrive on September 30, followed by the Mounts of Mayhem game drop coming during the holiday season later this year. Mounts of Mayhem introduces the new spear weapon, which is crafted with two sticks and an ingot (arranged diagonally on the crafting table). There's a whole new attack set for the spear, but its most intriguing use is in mounted combat, such as jousting on horseback. Finally, along with the spear, Mounts of Mayhem will also include zombie horse riders (who also have spears), zombie horses, mounted drowned, and a new rideable underwater mob called the nautilus. Described as "the happy ghast of the sea," the nautilus is a type of mollusk that looks a bit like a squid with a shell. They're tamed using pufferfish and allow you to travel faster underwater without diminishing your air supply. Like a horse, you can even equip your nautilus with armor. The new mounted drowned ride zombie nautilus. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. 2025 games: This year's upcoming releases Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Stevie Bonifield Contributor Stevie Bonifield is a freelance tech journalist specializing in mobile tech, gaming gear, and accessories. 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