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Minecraft is testing invite codes and expanded render-distance controls for Java Realms.

Minecraft Java Realms is testing shareable invite codes and a render-distance increase from 12 to 25 chunks in a new snapshot.

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Minecraft Is Splitting Minecoins Between Nintendo and Other Platforms

Minecraft is changing Minecoins on October 27, separating new Nintendo purchases from currency bought on other platforms.

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5 September Games Getting Overshadowed By 'Wolverine' And 'Silent Hill'

Beyond Wolverine and Silent Hill, September brings Orbitals, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush and more.

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'Minecraft' Is Getting an Official Nintendo Switch 2 Version That Improves on the OG Switch Version

Mojang officially confirmed that Minecraft is getting a Nintendo Switch 2 version that will bring improvements on the platform.

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'Minecraft' Official PC Requirement Now Raises Recommended Specs After Over 17 Years

Minecraft has officially changed the PC requirements as it raised the recommended specs after almost two decades.

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Does anyone know how to drive this thing?

It's increasingly looking like nobody remembers how videogames work—or cares to.

PC Gamer

After nearly 15 years, Minecraft finally lets us camp anywhere in its ever-generating worlds without resetting our spawn

And adds functional cushions, too, to comfort your cubic caboose

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Xbox Layoffs Purge 32% of Phil Spencer's Studio Empire as New CEO Asha Sharma Slashes 3,000 Jobs

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has unveiled a sweeping restructure that will cut around 3,000 jobs and spin off four studios, slashing roughly a third of the development empire built under former boss Phil Spencer.

International Business Times UK

"Mojang ... will now report directly to me": Xbox CEO takes direct control of Minecraft to better compete with Roblox as Microsoft's huge gaming cuts hit

As Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs come down, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma assumes direct oversight over Minecraft, Candy Crush, and its development teams.

Windows Central

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Microsoft's gaming division will cut 3,200 jobs throughout FY27 and is spinning out studios but not canceling any games.

Tom’s Hardware

Every studio affected by Xbox’s ‘reset’ – July 2026 layoffs

A dark day.

Destructoid

Xbox is laying off 3,200 people and dumping 4 studios in 'the most significant restructure in Xbox history'

Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs are out, and the future doesn't sound very good for Arkane either.

PC Gamer

Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox employees, and half of them will be eliminated today in "the most significant restructure in Xbox history"

"Today’s decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication," new Xbox CEO says of staff

GamesRadar

Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee

The Entertainment Software Association, in its infinite wisdom, has told a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal and amount to piracy.

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'Minecraft's' New Herschel Bag Collab Sees Items Disappearing From Inventory—Should You Get It?

Minecraft has a new Herschel bag collaboration but it was recently plagued with bug reports as items kept on disappearing from inventory.

GamesRadar

Mojang says that Minecraft Dungeons 2 has more overt "callbacks to vanilla Minecraft" than the last ARPG it released

With big changes to exploration and armor systems, Mojang wants its ARPG to be a better expression of regular Minecraft

GamesRadar

Minecraft Dungeons 2 may be a more ambitious ARPG, but Mojang says it's "purposefully not calling it an open-world" game

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is bigger in every way when compared to its predecessor, but Mojang admits there are some limits

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Minecraft Dungeons 2 is a breath of fresh air after the horrors of Diablo 4

Summer Preview | Hands-on with Minecraft Dungeons 2, a four-player dungeon crawler that is a perfectly good time

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Minecraft Dungeons 2 joins every other game avoiding GTA 6 in releasing in September

No sign of Jack Black though...

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'Minecraft' Switch 2 Port Rumors Heat Up After ESRB Rating Leak Hints Release

"Minecraft Switch 2" port rumors emerge after ESRB rating leak hints at new console release. Fans expect an announcement during the major June gaming events.

Windows Central

Minecraft's next update is revealed, bringing with it wool stairs, straw beds, and a brand new biome

Minecraft's next major update introduces the Dappled Forest biome, Poplar wood, Abandoned Camps, wool stairs, wool slabs, and straw beds, giving builders and explorers plenty of new content to look forward to.

PC Gamer

I've been playing games for 40 years, writing about them for 20, and I'm here to say Roblox's microtransactions need drastic government intervention

This platform is a disgrace, and regulators need to act.

Windows Central

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

“Strengthening the Xbox identity”: We’re looking at why Microsoft is giving Xbox and Mojang employees their own branded emails

Microsoft is continuing its Xbox rebrand by introducing @xbox.com email addresses for employees, signaling a wider effort to strengthen identity and unify branding across the company.

GamesRadar

A new Minecraft mob might have leaked thanks to a holiday decoration, and I already love it based on its name alone

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