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That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of trees and rivers and home to megafauna such as hippos and elephants.

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As fans will know, the desert biome is the deadliest of the bunch, with no life sources able to survive long-term in the terrain (much like life). So why not use it in A Minecraft Movie?

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