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Next Minecraft update release date estimate
The next Minecraft update release date is coming soon, so here's when we expect to see 1.26.2 Chaos Cubed.
PCGamesN
Grandma Who Streamed Minecraft to Pay for Grandson's Cancer Treatments Has Been Swatted
An 81-year-old YouTuber streaming Minecraft in order to pay for her grandson's cancer treatment gets swatted in the middle of the night.
Game Rant
The 27 Best Open-World Games On Game Pass (Ranked)
KCD2, Skyrim, GTA, and Minecraft are just a few of the brilliant open-world games on Xbox Game Pass.
Game Rant
An 81-Year-Old Minecraft Streamer Just Got Swatted During Cancer Fundraiser For Her Teenage Grandson
'It was kinda fun,' according to GrammaCrackers
Kotaku
81-year-old Minecraft streamer swatted while raising money for grandson's cancer treatment
GrammaCrackers says she's 'Never had that much attention in my life.'
PC Gamer
Months of work later, one Pokémon Pokopia player's recreation of the original Kanto region is almost complete
Pokémon Pokopia has been a hit on Nintendo Switch 2, and its ongoing events are keeping players glued to it. One especially dedicated player has been working on a recreation of the first-generation Kanto map with Pokopia's Minecraft-like tools, and they're almost finished now. Read more
Eurogamer
An 81-Year-Old Grandma Streaming Minecraft Was Just Swatted
The streamer remained surprisingly upbeat about the whole situation.
TheGamer
81-year-old Minecraft grandma gets swatted, but she calls it “fun”
Viral Minecraft streamer GrammaCrackers was swatted during a live broadcast, but she called the whole ordeal “fun.”
Dexerto
Minecraft’s adorable new Blub mob officially revealed after leaks
The new Minecraft Blub mob has been revealed following leaks and fan speculation, and it’s absolutely adorable.
Dexerto
You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game. Read the full article here:...
Steam NewsYou think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
GamingOnLinux
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Overtakes Minecraft’s Box Office Takings
It's now just a few million away from crossing the $1 billion threshold.
TheGamer
Minecraft Adds Massive And Fully Interactive Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge
A neat educational journey.
TheGamer
This indie action RPG looks like Minecraft but plays like Dark Messiah, letting you boot enemies off ledges and body slam them into walls of spikes
The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot is out now
PC Gamer
Slipknot’s Drummer “Clown” On Creating His Minecraft Server And Honoring His Mother's Memory
Shawn Crahan built Vernearth in Minecraft to give artists a place to experiment.
TheGamer
Best House Build Ideas In Minecraft
Here are some great ideas to get you starting on building your dream home in Minecraft!
TheGamer
Minecraft 2 Movie Officially Revealed a Major Casting
Alex's appearance on the Minecraft set has been unveiled.
Game Rant
Mortal Kombat 2 Might Not Be Perfect, But It Fixes The First Movie’s Biggest Flaw
Video game adaptations can be a tricky beast. They can either go the prestige route like The Last of Us with its Emmy-nominated television series, or be a dreadful reference marathon such as The Minecraft Movie. While 2021’s Mortal Kombat film had a myriad of issues, such as the lack of the...
GameSpot
Mortal Kombat 2 Might Not Be Perfect, But It Fixes The First Movie's Biggest Flaw
Video game adaptations can be a tricky beast. They can either go the prestige route like The Last of Us with its Emmy-nominated television series, or be a dreadful reference marathon such as The Minecraft Movie. While 2021’s Mortal Kombat film had a myriad of issues, such as the lack of the...
GameSpot
New Co-Op Open-World Game on Steam Gives Minecraft a Run for Its Money
No game can top Minecraft at what it does best, but a new co-op open-world game on Steam comes close by focusing on new elements.
Game Rant
Sony Seems to Be Testing a New Feature That Reveals PS5 Player Counts to the Public
Sony has seemingly started testing a new PlayStation 5 feature that will allow users to see player counts for games like Call of Duty, Battlefield 6, Minecraft, and more.
IGN
NFL Team Reveals Schedule With Halo After Using Minecraft Last Year
It's another year, and that means another hilarious NFL release schedule video from the Los Angeles Chargers based on a video game. This time, the football organization utilized Halo Infinite to reveal its 18-week schedule that begins this September and runs through January 2027. The social media...
GameSpot
A Minecraft Movie 2 has officially started filming
Just one year on from its initial release, filming has already begun for A Minecraft Movie 2, with the sequel set to arrive in July of next year. A Minecraft Movie 2 has officially started filming first appeared on KitGuru.
KitGuru
Minecraft Java Edition will finally let you party up with your pals, without the need for mods
The Minecraft peer-to-peer Java Edition update adds a new way to connect, and a friends list feature that makes keeping track of pals easy.
PCGamesN
Minecraft Java finally gets a Friends List and Peer-to-Peer multiplayer
Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 7 arrived for Minecraft Java, and finally it's making playing with friends simpler with a Friends List feature and expanded multiplayer. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
GamingOnLinux
Minecraft Java Finally Lets You Invite Friends To Single-player Worlds
17 years after launching into early access, Minecraft Java finally has a friends list, allowing easier multiplayer in local worlds.
TheGamer
NYC Mayor congratulates Elementary school winners of Minecraft esports tournament
New York City’s mayor shouted out a team of Elementary students who won NYC’s district-wide Minecraft tournament.
Dexerto
Tomodachi Life players are recreating Minecraft in Living the Dream
One player has taken Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream's cusotmization tools to the next level by recreating Minecraft in the game.
Polygon
Minecraft: Java Edition just got two massive multiplayer features we've all wanted for years — it's finally on par with Bedrock's options, and could even work with mods
The latest Minecraft Snapshot brings two huge multiplayer features to Java Edition, finally giving it parity with Bedrock Edition in that regard.
Windows Central
Minecraft Java finally gets easy multiplayer after 15 years with massive Friends List update
Minecraft Java Edition has finally added a native Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer, making it much easier to join friends without servers or Realms.
Dexerto
Watch a Bonus Minecraft Live on May 30
The post Watch a Bonus Minecraft Live on May 30 appeared first on Xbox Wire.
Xbox Wire
How a fan‑made Minecraft modpack recreates a full Halo roguelike experience with iconic weapons, enemies, and survival rules
Halo Rogue is a fan-made Minecraft Java Edition modpack that transforms the game into a Halo-inspired roguelike survival experience featuring Covenant enemies, Flood encounters, Halo weapons, and Master Chief’s Mjolnir armor.
Windows Central
Why the founder of Kongregate believes that Roblox is its successor
User-generated content (UGC) in the gaming space is a buzzy topic, with platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft and even GTA Online serving as a platform for thousands of creators to build their own games and in some cases their own fortunes – but it's not a new one. Read more
GamesIndustry.biz
Watch Polygon's new Minecraft documentary about the kids rebuilding New York
Polygon’s new video documentary Battle of the Boroughs: The Kids Who Build New York City in Minecraft is here.
Polygon
New Minecraft documentary gets first teaser trailer
Battle of the Boroughs chronicles NYC public school kids competing in esports to understand civic policy. It's wild.
Polygon
New God Game on Steam Essentially Lets You Create the Worlds Seen in Minecraft's Seeds
Plentiful, an upcoming God game with high-level city building, is gearing up to be a compelling and intriguing nature-based sandbox game.
Game Rant
Minecraft Player Builds Incredible Castle in the Game
Using the many blocks in Minecraft, one skilled player creates an incredibly detailed castle, sharing the design for others to see.
Game Rant
Is Minecraft Too Open and Too Big?
Minecraft just keeps getting bigger — more biomes, more mobs, more blocks, more everything — but at a certain point, it might need to focus on depth.
Game Rant
Minecraft Player Builds Incredible Solarpunk City
One talented Minecraft player shares an impressive Solarpunk City on social media, mixing nature with complex architecture to a beautiful result.
Game Rant
The best Minecraft kitchen ideas for vanilla Minecraft
Here are the best Minecraft kitchen ideas for all tastes, from pretty modern kitchens to working kitchens with functional appliances.
PCGamesN
New Open-World Survival Steam Game 'Steals' Cuphead's Presentation and Gives It Minecraft's Gameplay
A new, in-development open-world survival crafting game on Steam uses rubberhose animation a la Cuphead in a world as grandiose as Minecraft.
Game Rant
Pragmata mod transforms Hugh into Optimus Prime & Minecraft’s Steve
A new Pragmata mod is letting players ditch main character Hugh in favor of the one and only Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots.
Dexerto
A new Minecraft mob might have leaked thanks to a holiday decoration, and I already love it based on its name alone
Behold, Blub
Steam NewsA new Minecraft mob might have leaked thanks to a holiday decoration, and I already love it based on its name alone
Behold, Blub
GamesRadar
Here's how the Minecraft subreddit banded together to help a father find his distraught daughter's lost animal sanctuary
In an especially adorable use of everyone's time, the still-bustling Minecraft subreddit has saved the day - yesterday, specifically - by helping a father locate his daughter's missing monument in the ever-popular survival game. In a world where people locate your house from a reflection bouncing...
Steam News
Here's how the Minecraft subreddit banded together to help a father find his distraught daughter's lost animal sanctuary
In the rare case that a post dodges automatic moderator annihilation, posting to the Minecraft subreddit can actually brighten your day.
PCGamesN
Rumored New Minecraft Character Leaked in an Unexpected Way
Minecraft's rumored new mobile entity, or "mob" for short, has been leaked in the most unexpected way. For nearly two decades, Minecrafthas innovated the way people enjoy sandbox and strategy gaming with regular updates to enhance the overall experience.
Steam NewsRumored New Minecraft Character Leaked in an Unexpected Way
Minecraft is rumored to be releasing a new character in the game, and it seems to have been revealed in an unexpected platform.
Game Rant
I Miss The Old Minecraft
A lot has changed.
TheGamer
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (April 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers. The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout April 2026, including for the likes of Sea of Thieves, Minecraft, FragPunk, PUBG: Battlegrounds and various other games. Since we first published this...
Pure Xbox
Famitsu software sales (4/13/26 – 4/19/26) – Top 30
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows: 1. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 565,405 / NEW 2. [PS5] Pragmata – 36,470 / NEW 3. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 19,096 / 910,005 4. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 5,130 / 2,900,842 5. [NSW] Minecraft – 3,550 / 4,190,151 6. [NSW] Animal...
Nintendo Everything
New Minecraft Mod Lets You Build All Sorts of Vehicles
A new add-on for a popular Minecraft mod lets players create complex vehicles and machines that can fly across their worlds and automate tasks.
Game Rant
Vinland Saga creator’s Minecraft struggles go viral as his kids take over
Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura has given fans a rare look into his home life, revealing he’s been playing Minecraft and getting carried by his kids.
Dexerto
Australian Government Demands to Know What Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam are Doing to Prevent Grooming, Radicalisation
The Australian Government’s eSafety office has formally asked Roblox, Microsoft, Epic, and Valve to specifically outline how their systems are preventing child grooming and the spread of extremism. The eSafety office is an independent agency that was initially established in 2015 to combat youth...
Steam NewsAustralian Government Demands to Know What Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam are Doing to Prevent Grooming, Radicalisation
Mandatory responses required.
IGN
Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled Alterra, a life sim blending Animal Crossing with Minecraft, after almost three years of dev work
Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled an unannounced life simulation game dubbed Alterra, which devs had spent nearly three years weaving into something that combines aspects of Animal Crossing with Minecraft's voxel building. The cancellation reportedly hasn't resulted in any immediate layoffs. Read...
Rock Paper Shotgun
Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government
Valve, Epic Games, Microsoft, and the Roblox Corporation have all been issued transparency notices by the Australian government's eSafety commissioner, with the body seeking to learn what steps are being taken to keep kids safe on Steam, Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox. The Australian government say...
Rock Paper Shotgun
How to get new Minecraft crafting table cape
While you may have thousands of different skins to make your character stand out in Minecraft, there’s always room for a new cape.
Dexerto
Ubisoft cancels Animal Crossing and Minecraft-inspired cosy life sim game Alterra
As we prepare for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's full reveal tomorrow, Ubisoft isn't done yet with project cancellations. Following high-profile shutdowns like the Sands of Time remake, an original project has been hit. Read more
Eurogamer
Australia targets Steam, Roblox and others in new legal push against extremists and predators
Australia's eSafety agency sent legal notices to Valve / Steam, Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite to explain how they're fighting sexual predators and extremists. Read the full article here:...
Steam NewsAustralia targets Steam, Roblox and others in new legal push against extremists and predators
Australia's eSafety agency sent legal notices to Valve / Steam, Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite to explain how they're fighting sexual predators and extremists. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
GamingOnLinux