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Today is a very special day. Do you know why? No? Well then nevermind, it clearly isn’t important.Oh, you’d like to know? Well, fine, I guess. It’s a snapshot day. There, happy now? You’ve gone and ruined all the surprise. I might as well just tell you exactly what’s in the snapshot then, and...

Update: We released a ‘b’ snapshot to fix a crash that affected some users on launch.This week’s snapshot brings you the ability to smash out of the window of a high tower building, fly past the bad guys who are all shooting you with surprisingly bad accuracy, swoop down and land flawlessly...

Hello!The first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode is almost here! It’ll be available to download on October 13th which is less than two weeks away! Watch the trailer up there for a sneak peak of the action.Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic game series from Telltale Games. You play as Jesse...

UPDATE: Version 15w40b is now available and it fixes the problem that it wasn’t possible to connect to servers.This weeks snapshot brings some further changes to mob AI. We’ve sprayed every single cactus with animal repellant and hopefully this should keep your pets out of danger just a little...

Update: We’ve released 15w39b. Buckets am became Death, destroyer of blocks.The Minecraft team are out for a company workshop, but I’ve decided to stay behind, hold the fort and man the guns. Ain’t no bugs getting past me!This means I’m all alone. I can do anything I want. Creepers? They’re...

Hello!You probably remember us talking about Minecraft: Story Mode back in December. It’s a narrative driven adventure made by Telltale Games which takes place in the world of Minecraft. Read on, crafter, because we finally have a release date!The first Episode of Minecraft: Story Mode will...

Clonk. Clunk. Chunk. Clonk.(These are the sounds of skeletons, just before they shoot you.)Notable changes:Clonk. Clunk. Neigh! More optimisations! More bug fixes! Further improvements to general mob AI. Taught skeletons how to multitask. Made all pet (ocelot & wolves) deaths be announced...

This weeks snapshot is not late, we just decided that Thursday is basically Wednesday+1!Notable changes:Rebalanced weapon, tools again. Rebalanced shields. Hardcore mode no longer deletes your world on death; instead you may spectate it. Added new gamerule to disable chunk generation for...

Hey!We hope you enjoyed Doki Doki Compatibility Quest: 3. It took up a lot of resources (all typos and bugs are intentional). Extra special thanks to Stephen Velema for letting us use his nostalgic tunes.Doki Doki Compatibility Quest III was created in celebration of our latest update to...

It’s wednesday again – really wednesday this time, not a phony monwednesday! This can only mean three things – but we only care about the second possibility… snapshot!Notable changes:Rebalanced armour. Changed damage & protection enchantments to match new armour system. Fixed a few AI bugs...

Update: We’ve released snapshot 15w35b to loosen the new zombie clothes. They were so tight they couldn’t walk, poor things.By order of the bone, today is officially declared a Wednesday.Wednesday.Have you ever noticed how weird that word is? Wednesday. Wednesday. It makes no sense...

Zoooom!That’s the sound of this update being pushed out really fast, due to some new speedy optimisations and speedy combat mechanics.Todays snapshot makes a start on the melee combat changes, which are completely not final nor balanced at all in the absolute slightest not even a little bit...

Update: Snapshot 15w33b has been released to fix some nasty bugs, as follows:[Bug MC-85837] – Crash or chunk corruption on turning "text" into Components [Bug MC-85839] – Crashing when summoning a mob [Bug MC-85884] – Lingering potion shows incorrect time valuesRoar! That’s dragon for...

We’ve released a new version of Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta to improve functionality and fix some reported bugs & crashes. Thanks for all the feedback so far, people!Notable improvements & bug fixesReal fullscreen now enabled Sprinting should work like PC Make FOV changeableOther...

Another week, another snapshot. We are currently focusing on getting all the new content that we have planned into the snapshots, but it will take a little time until we see it all there. This week we have spent some time laying down the ground work for better boss fight AI and upgrade paths...

It’s time! It’s that time again! It’s finally here! It’s snapshot time! Snapshots!A little later than I’d have liked, but we’re now ready to start public testing of Minecraft 1.9: The Combat Update. As you can expect from the name, the update is mostly about cuddling and farming plants.I’m...

Update: This is still rolling out, so don’t panic if you can’t see the button on your account page yet! Check back later!Hello!Windows 10 – Microsoft’s shiny new operating system – launches tomorrow. As announced at MINECON 2015 a few weeks ago it features a brand-new Edition of Minecraft...

We will release a new version of Minecraft, 1.8.8, to improve some functionality of Realms and fix some reported bugs & crashes. It is currently available for testing in the launcher if you enable snapshots, and will be released fully tomorrow (Tuesday) if all goes well.This version is fully...

Hello there!Some of you may have seen this guy hanging around MINECON in London a couple weeks ago. He’s Rob McElhenney, and he’s going to be directing the upcoming Minecraft movie.– Vu (@vubui)Continue reading...

Hello!We have exciting news to share! A whole new version of Minecraft is on its way. This time, it’s for Windows 10 – Microsoft’s new swanky operating system that’s due for release on July 29th.We’re calling it Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.Just like the first release of Minecraft...