It's a big day for Minecraft Dungeons fans because not only have Microsoft and Mojang confirmed details of the next DLC pack en route to the game, but they've also announced a free content update for everyone. In addition, Mojang today announced Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition, which - you guessed it - comes with the base game all of the DLC released to date.
2021 marks Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary and Sega is celebrating it in a bunch of different ways. Not only is Sega releasing Sonic Colors: Ultimate, but it's also partnered with a bunch of other companies to launch new Sonic merchandise and bring Sonic to other games. One of those games is Minecraft, which is getting new Sonic the Hedgehog-themed DLC today.
Today we're taking a peek at the Minecraft Caves & Cliffs update: Part I, and the several new ways you can now emit light. There's a new Cave Vine, for example, grown by Glow Berries. They're not as bright as torches and grow downward, from the bottom of a block.
Today Minecraft version 1.17.0 was released for most platforms, bringing the entire game to a new universe with a few key feature upgrades. This includes a new Axolotl creature, Glow Squid, powder snow, glow ink, amethyst geodes, tinted glass, copper, and a new lightning rod. There's also a new Spyglass item, raw ore, deepslate, "tuff", dripstone block, pointed dripstone, dripleaf, moss block, moss carpet, azalea, and more. Now - how to get it!
There's a way to get in on the newest version of Minecraft early, almost no matter the time or date. It's courtesy of the Java Edition of Minecraft, and the development process that leads up to a wider release for the masses. If you've never used Minecraft: Java Edition before, you're in for a treat. It's here that Minecraft gets weird and wild - and here that you get to see all the goodies before everyone else.
Microsoft reported their Q3 earnings with a few facts about how successful they've been with Minecraft. Minecraft, created by Markus Persson (Notch) was acquired by Microsoft in the year 2014 for approximately $2.5 billion USD. This week Microsoft revealed some facts about how the franchise is doing and where they are with what's widely regarded as the best-selling video game of all time.
Mojang's dungeon crawler game Minecraft Dungeons will soon be available to play as an arcade game, the developer has announced. The company has teamed with Play Mechanix to create a standing cabinet-based version of the hit Minecraft game, which has already been distributed to certain places in North America for testing.
Minecraft has grown considerably from its humble voxel beginnings and has branched out into different platforms and even genres. Some, like the Minecraft Earth AR game, didn't really take off but others like the hack-and-slash Minecraft Dungeons have stuck around so far. Mojang, under the auspices of Microsoft, has been trying to consolidate all of these under a single roof and one of its latest is to move Dungeons players to a new, unified Minecraft launcher.
There's a new Minecraft map and adventure available for no cost whatsoever as part of the current Minecraft Community Celebration. That celebration is in the mix for 2020, leading up to the end of the year. In this latest release, users have the opportunity to drop down into the heated depths of our planet with the Terra Swoop Force - it's about to get WEIRD in here.
2020 has been hard for everyone, even those who thrive in virtual worlds. Gaming events have been postponed then canceled and communities have had to quickly find new ways to get together even when far apart. Games have become an important part of survival this year and platforms like Minecraft have even become a much-needed respite and escape while fostering the same creativity and fun that the game has always been famous for. To celebrate the end of what is pretty much a cursed year, Minecraft is giving out a few treats to both Bedrock and Java edition players as well as those with powerful ray tracing rigs on Windows.
Minecraft has definitely outgrown its humble roots, in no small part thanks to Microsoft's push to other platforms and use cases. A certain segment of the Minecraft community, however, has managed to stay firmly rooted in the game's original form, from the PC-only Java-based program to the ways they log in. The latter, however, will soon change forever as Microsoft will soon be requiring Microsoft account and only Microsoft accounts to be able to log into any incarnation of Minecraft, including the venerable Java Edition.
The team that delivers Minecraft announced their next big event. Instead of Minecon, 2020 will feature a live streaming event called Minecraft Live. This event will take place via several venues, including Minecraft dot net. Today's trailer for the event reveals some of what's promised for this event on the spookiest month of the year.