Minecraft News and Articles

Minecraft Bedrock Edition gets Flat World presets

As the Minecraft community counts down to the highly anticipated Summer Drop 2025, Mojang is setting the stage with the Bedrock 1.21.80 update, introducing new Flat World presets. The update also brings improvements to gameplay, the UI, and greater parity between the Bedrock and Java editions.

By Erik Orejuela, May 6, 2025, 9:58 AM

Software Tech Culture

Windows 95 start-up chime and Minecraft soundtrack added to National Recording Registry

Minecraft is only the second video game soundtrack ever to join the registry

By Shawn Knight, April 10, 2025, 12:06 PM

Tech Culture Gaming

A Minecraft Movie beats Super Mario Bros. for biggest video game adaptation launch

$157 million domestically, $301 million globally

By Rob Thubron, April 7, 2025, 9:17 AM 14 comments

Tech Culture Gaming

Early reviews of Minecraft movie suggest it's better than expected

Assuming you expected it to be terrible

In a nutshell: A Minecraft Movie, the live-action-with-CGI adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time, is released this Friday. The pretty underwhelming trailers led to plenty of people calling this the next Borderlands, but according to early reviews and first impressions, it's actually… okay.

Full story By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2025, 6:58 AM

Download of the Week Gaming

Minecraft 'Spring to Life' update is out for Java and Bedrock

The Spring to Life update is now playable in Minecraft, featuring new ambient effects, mob variants, updated wolf sounds, improved sheep spawning, new spawn egg textures, and a long list of bug fixes.

By Erik Orejuela, March 26, 2025, 11:02 AM

Gaming Microsoft

Minecraft is receiving a significant visual overhaul with the Vibrant Visuals update

Dynamic lighting and shadows fundamentally change Minecraft's look

By Daniel Sims, March 24, 2025, 10:48 PM 15 comments

Gaming Download of the Week

Minecraft Bedrock Edition introduces fixes and two new pig variants

Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.60 introduces Warm Pig and Cold Pig! This new version also introduces new leaf particles and long list of features and bug fixes.

By Erik Orejuela, February 12, 2025, 10:32 PM

Software Download of the Week

Blockbench is a versatile modeling tool for 3D artists and Minecraft mod creators

Blockbench is a voxel-based 3D modeling tool with texture painting, keyframe animation, plugin support, and Minecraft-compatible exports, widely used for creating Minecraft mods and add-ons.

By Ivan Franco, January 17, 2025, 4:37 PM

Gaming Industry

AAA video games struggle to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of realistic graphics

Meanwhile, gamers' preferences are evolving towards titles with robust social features

By Skye Jacobs, December 28, 2024, 8:29 AM 60 comments

Gaming Software

Project shows you can run a Minecraft server on the 60-year-old COBOL language

The number of COBOL programmers is dwindling, but new developers can still learn it

By Daniel Sims, December 28, 2024, 7:40 AM

Download of the Week Gaming

Minecraft's latest update "The Garden Awakens" is out

Minecraft's final major release of the year introduces an eerie new biome: the Pale Garden. This mysterious adventure brings a new mob, the Creaking, along with exciting additions like Pale Oak trees, Creaking Heart blocks, and Eyeblossoms.

By Erik Orejuela, December 4, 2024, 12:19 PM

Gaming Tech Culture

Minecraft in real life: Microsoft signs $110 million deal for theme park attractions in UK and US

Just as a second trailer for the Minecraft movie drops

By Rob Thubron, November 20, 2024, 10:24 AM

AI Gaming

Oasis is an interactive AI experience that turns Minecraft into a nightmarish hallucination

The developer hopes that, over time, the model can help game makers create content faster

By Alfonso Maruccia, November 5, 2024, 3:18 PM

Download of the Week Gaming

Latest Minecraft adds Hardcore mode and bundles

Minecraft - Bundles of Bravery introduces Mojang's toughest survival mode to date, new bundles that expand storage of your slots, and a laundry list of other improvements and bug fixes.

By Erik Orejuela, October 22, 2024, 4:52 PM

Download of the Week Gaming

Minecraft Bedrock Edition update fixes crashes, rotated blocks

Minecraft 1.21.22 Bedrock Edition solves several gameplay crashes, improves add-on loading in the marketplace, and fixes a bug where all custom blocks were rotated 180 degrees.

By Erik Orejuela, August 27, 2024, 7:40 AM

Gaming The Web

Leaked images show Jack Black as Minecraft's Steve in upcoming movie

The images have since been pulled from social media for copyright infringement

By Zo Ahmed, July 20, 2024, 9:41 AM 11 comments

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Equal loot for all: Minecraft Bedrock improves rare item drop rates

Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.2 update fixes rare loot drop rates in ominous trials, aligning them with Java Edition, ensuring players in both versions have equal chances for valuable items.

By Erik Orejuela, July 10, 2024, 10:25 AM

Trivia Gaming

What is the best-selling PC game of all time?

Trivia time! – Is it The Sims, Minecraft, PUBG or WoW?

By TechSpot Trivia, July 3, 2024, 3:01 PM

Tech Culture Software

Minecraft fan makes Google Earth explorable in the game

Algorithm automatically converts Google Earth data into voxels and Minecraft blocks

By Daniel Sims, June 24, 2024, 3:26 PM

Download of the Week Gaming

Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials is ready to download

Minecraft 1.21, nicknamed the Tricky Trails Update, invites players to explore adventurous Trail Chambers while introducing new weapons, mobs and performance improvements that reduce CPU and memory usage.

By Erik Orejuela, June 13, 2024, 7:38 PM

Software Tech Culture

Minecraft is getting an animated series on Netflix

As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, Mojang has reached a deal with Netflix to make an animated series based on Minecraft. With so many story lines, it'll be interesting to see which way they go.

By Erik Orejuela, May 30, 2024, 10:54 AM

Gaming Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot AI will offer tips in PC and Xbox games like Minecraft

AI-based game assistant can react to in-game events in real time

By Daniel Sims, May 21, 2024, 7:41 AM

Download of the Week Gaming

Minecraft Armored Paws update is now live

Minecraft 1.20.5 has arrived, introducing eight new wolf variations, wolf armor, and the armadillo, a mob found in the savanna or badlands biomes. Take on the Overworld with your new safely armored friends.

By Ivan Franco, April 23, 2024, 5:00 PM

Gaming Microsoft

Don't update Minecraft through the Xbox app for now, it could erase your worlds

PSA: Minecraft players on Windows should avoid downloading the March 2024 update through the Xbox app. Doing so could lead to loss of data. Until a permanent fix arises, Microsoft has a workaround for safely patching the world's most popular game.

Full story By Daniel Sims, March 15, 2024, 4:04 PM

Gaming

Minecraft celebrates record-breaking 300 million sales

The best-selling game of all time isn't slowing down, announces new Star Wars DLC

By Rob Thubron, October 16, 2023, 8:08 AM