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In a VGC interview, Hideki Kamiya said he has recently spoken with several former Scalebound developers, but any revival is on hold while CLOVERS focuses on Okami 2. The studio head said he would still like to finish the cancelled Xbox One exclusive if the opportunity arises.
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September 5, 2026

Tim Schafer said Double Fine's split from Xbox came down to Microsoft's changing priorities, not just the studio's finances. In a YouTube interview, the Double Fine founder said the partnership had lasted seven years, but that only a breakout hit on the scale of Minecraft might have altered Microsoft's decision.
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September 5, 2026

GPT-6 Astra is being presented as a model that can write code, render 3D scenes, and assemble them into a game, a claim that has fueled debate over development speed. In the demonstrations, it is also shown automatically generating clones of popular games, including Minecraft, Fall Guys, and SimCity, in clips shared across Twitter, Telegram, and YouTube.
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September 4, 2026

Matthew Belloni reports that Xbox is shopping a single, bundled film-and-TV package to Hollywood, with Netflix, Paramount, and Universal among the studios said to be circling. According to the Puck reporter, Microsoft wants more than $300 million for a long-term deal, and the package reportedly covers more than a dozen games.
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August 28, 2026

YouTuber ro0oney1 uploaded a Minecraft experiment in which an open-access fruit fly brain simulation was connected to the game. The first test used a spider, and ro0oney1 said the setup was not a literal transfer of consciousness, but a model of neural connections built around a fruit fly brain with about 140,000 neurons.
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August 18, 2026

Horror Unbound on CurseForge has received a major update, pushing Minecraft even further into full-blown survival horror with sanity mechanics, base defense, and creatures that hunt from the shadows.
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August 18, 2026

Analysts at Circana have officially revealed the best-selling games in the United States for the first half of 2026. The survival horror title Resident Evil Requiem captured the number one spot, followed by the open-world action-RPG Crimson Desert in second, and the stealth-action game 007 First Light in third.
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July 22, 2026

On July 21, 2026, Mojang Studios updated Minecraft: Java Edition's PC requirements, and the changes will be felt most by players on older hardware. The game now needs at least 8 GB of RAM with a discrete GPU to run on minimum settings, while systems with integrated graphics need 12 GB of RAM.
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July 22, 2026

With Chapter 1, Hypixel Studios wants Hytale to feel less like Minecraft and more like a deeper RPG, adding a handcrafted dungeon, rune-based abilities, and a broader goblin faction. The studio says the first early access chapter is expected in the next two to three months.
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July 19, 2026

Moeru-ai has released AIRI, a free AI companion that runs locally on a user's PC rather than depending on a cloud service. The open-source project is pitched as an answer to Neuro-sama, with voice and text chat at its core and game support built in.
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July 12, 2026

After two years in early access, the massive Minecraft mod Middle-earth has reached a full release. The project lets players step into a separate dimension that recreates Tolkien's world, and it is now available on both CurseForge and Modrinth.
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July 11, 2026

Minecraft has finally introduced an official sitting animation and new camping mechanics, answering a long-standing request from players. Mojang began rolling out these features to testing builds on July 7, 2026, with a full release planned for the third quarter of 2026. The update is now available in Java Snapshots and Bedrock Edition Preview 26.40.30 on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices.
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July 8, 2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced a significant shift in strategy for Minecraft, with Microsoft set to increase investment in the game's development following a sweeping company restructuring. Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, will now report directly to Sharma, rather than to the head of Xbox's content and studios division.
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July 6, 2026

Discord's AI moderation system has mistakenly triggered a wave of mass bans, flagging images with grid patterns — such as Excel tables, Minecraft inventories, and chessboards — as prohibited content. As a result, thousands of gamers and regular users lost access to their accounts after sharing harmless screenshots.
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July 6, 2026

MOJANG is inviting Minecraft fans to help shape the upcoming film, A Minecraft Movie Squared, by voting for a player-created build that will appear on screen. For the first time in the franchise's cinematic history, a fan-made structure will become an official location visited by the movie's main characters.
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July 3, 2026

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents major American game publishers including Microsoft, has declared that private servers for Minecraft and Call of Duty are illegal and constitute piracy. This announcement was made on June 29, 2026, during a California State Senate hearing by Jennifer Gibbons, ESA's Vice President of State Government Affairs. Gibbons stated that these community-run servers are not affiliated with Microsoft or Mojang and violate intellectual property rights.
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June 30, 2026

In a quick demonstration of automation, hobbyists and researchers found Claude Fable 5 produced a surprisingly complete sandbox prototype — multiple biomes, a day-night cycle, caves, various ores, and core survival and exploration mechanics — from a single prompt in about 20 minutes. Claude Fable 5, the latest public AI model from Anthropic, turned that instruction into a working Minecraft-style prototype without follow-up guidance.
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June 10, 2026

During its latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed that a number of major third-party titles are making their way to the Nintendo Switch 2. Each announcement was accompanied by a dedicated trailer showcasing the upcoming ports.
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June 9, 2026

WeedHack malware, hidden in fake Minecraft mods, gave hackers remote access to 116,000 players’ webcams and files for $5. McAfee researchers detail the campaign’s tactics.
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June 5, 2026

Minecraft is currently experiencing a major outage affecting players around the world. For several hours, users of the licensed version have been reporting issues logging into the game, signing in through their Microsoft accounts, and connecting to servers. Complaints have been flooding social media, gaming forums, and outage-tracking websites.
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June 3, 2026

Warner Bros. and Legendary have officially revealed the title for the upcoming sequel to A Minecraft Movie. The second installment is officially titled A Minecraft Movie Squared.
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May 30, 2026

A creator known as Kala has shared a new update on her massive project, which the internet has dubbed "Minecraft in real life." She has been working on this ambitious undertaking for three years now.
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April 20, 2026

Minecraft has received another update — Tiny Takeover, in which the developers completely reworked all baby mobs in the game. None were left out: from chicks and kittens to zombies and villagers. At the same time, Mojang product manager Anna Lundgren spoke to GameSpot about the philosophy behind updates and hinted at some unexpected plans.
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March 27, 2026

According to analytics firm Circana, 62% of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth players in the U.S. are over 35, and if you include everyone aged 30 and up, that share rises to 77%. It is yet another sign that gamers are “getting older.”
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March 24, 2026

The developers of Ghost Master: Resurrection, a remake of the 2003 game, have announced the release of the project. An updated version of the iconic strategy is already available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.
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March 23, 2026

During the Minecraft LIVE broadcast, Mojang Studios announced a partnership with Merlin Entertainments to create the world’s first-ever dedicated Minecraft theme park zone.
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March 22, 2026

According to a new large-scale study of the gaming industry, Roblox and Minecraft audiences are becoming less and less interested in traditional AAA blockbusters. If this trend continues, the future of video games may lie not in expensive single-player hits, but in free-to-play live-service games and viral formats.
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March 16, 2026

Steam users noticed a game on the site that suspiciously resembles old versions of Minecraft. Gamers are confident that the project, called Kogama, is a PC port created based on leaked versions of the game for previous generations of consoles.
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March 10, 2026

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reclaimed the top spot in U.S. sales charts in January 2026, bouncing back after its historic full-year defeat to Battlefield 6 in 2025. The data was published by analytics firm Circana on February 20.
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February 22, 2026

Minecraft: Java Edition is switching to the new Vulkan graphics engine. In addition to improved performance and new graphics capabilities, this will create problems for mod authors.
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February 19, 2026

An enthusiast known as Frogbull has unveiled an unofficial version of Minecraft for the Sega Saturn, the classic 32-bit console from the '90s. The project is a homebrew creation and is currently available to a limited group of users, but the developer plans to release a public build soon.
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February 13, 2026

Microsoft has filed a copyright complaint against the indie game Allumeria, leading Valve to remove it from Steam. The voxel sandbox from developer Unomelon was preparing to appear at Steam Next Fest in January, but just two weeks after its announcement, the game vanished from the store. The stated reason: alleged copyright infringement of Minecraft.
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February 11, 2026

Mojang has released a hotfix for Minecraft Bedrock version 1.21.132, addressing a number of issues discovered after the latest update. The patch will gradually roll out on all platforms, including PC and consoles.
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February 9, 2026

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain believes that modern games often lack “toy-like” qualities — freedom, aimless interaction, and the feeling that you can simply mess around in a world instead of constantly completing objectives. In a new video on his YouTube channel, he explained how he sees a fundamental difference between games and toys, and why the best projects often exist somewhere in between.
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February 3, 2026

Water mob cubs and a golden dandelion will be added to Minecraft, which will make the animals forever young. This was told by the developers of the game.
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January 28, 2026
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