Today, Microsoft has announced a new category for their Minecraft Marketplace--an Education category that includes educational worlds that can be played with family and friends. With hundreds of…
March 24, 2020 | 11:06 EDT
The Polish Government has announced that they will be running a series of educational initiatives centered around games while Polish children are at home due to the coronavirus. The games themselves…
March 23, 2020 | 10:15 EDT
A Minecraft Super Mario mod is in the works. A Minecraft modder by the name of TheSycorax has spent the better part of two months recreating a classic NES game and it's making pretty darn good…
March 13, 2020 | 01:46 EDT
International press freedom non-profit Reporters Without Borders has created a massive library in Minecraft. The Uncensored Library was crafted in conjunction with Minecraft creation studio…
March 13, 2020 | 10:13 EDT
The Minecraft 1.16 Snapshot is here, and Snapshot 20W06A gives us our first look at the overhauled Nether. Even more surprising, a new material has been created that may well render diamonds obsolete…
February 5, 2020 | 03:45 EST
Mojang has announced Minecraft Realms Plus, a replacement for their Minecraft Realms premium subscription service. Let's get any major concerns out of the way: if you're currently subscribed to …
December 4, 2019 | 11:30 EST
Recently, the revelation (no pun intended) of a Vatican Minecraft server popped up on the Internet after some initial media coverage. Now, it seems that the server had been hit with a sustained DDOS…
December 4, 2019 | 09:30 EST
A Minecraft Vatican server is currently being tested as a place where gamers can get together and enjoy an environment free of the "toxicity" that they might see elsewhere. Jesuit Priest Father…
December 2, 2019 | 12:51 EST
It's about time Microsoft has some good news from Japan. Normally the company hasn't done historically well there. Finally, as of November 17th, according to sales data from Famitsu, the first…
November 21, 2019 | 08:30 EST
Today on Inside Xbox, Microsoft revealed that Minecraft spinoff Minecraft: Dungeons will be releasing in April 2020. If you aren't familiar with it, Minecraft Dungeons combines the Minecraft brand…
November 14, 2019 | 04:12 EST
The long-awaited Minecraft Bedrock1.13.0 patch is now rolling out across all platforms. Arguably the most notable addition included in this update is the in-game character creator.…
October 30, 2019 | 08:34 EDT
We have a winner! Today Mojang has announced that the mountain biome will be the next part of Minecraft they’ll be working on after it won the vote at Minecon live and be the focus of an upcoming…
September 30, 2019 | 03:41 EDT
For only the second time after its creation ten years ago as a video game (now on multiple platforms) Minecraft is making its way to the tabletop with an officially-licensed board game. Minecraft:…
September 30, 2019 | 11:25 EDT
Developer of block-based building bonanza Minecraft Mojang announced today on their Twitter an update to their subscription service. Known as Minecraft Realms Plus, it features a recurring fee like…
September 29, 2019 | 10:06 EDT
Eventually, everything will be built in Minecraft. If you like seeing huge, impressive new structures built in Minecraft, pay attention: Trydar has constructed Norrath in the world-building game.…
September 21, 2019 | 08:30 EDT
Have you always wanted to make your own Minecraft character within the actual game's engine? Well, you're in luck. Mojang is introducing a new character creator to its smash-hit creativity sandbox.…
September 21, 2019 | 11:30 EDT
Do you want to see a specific biome in Minecraft updated? Well good news. Mojang has announced that they'll be holding a live vote to decide which one they'll focus on next. Taking place at Minecon…
September 18, 2019 | 03:57 EDT
It seems like its time for another Minecraft cross over. While the series has skins from every thing from Mario to Halo, there's always room for more. In this case, more means DuckTales. Launching…
September 3, 2019 | 09:34 EDT
The latest update for Minecraft: Java Edition's test server adds bees alongside other useful items and structures. The content is currently only on Minecraft's test 1.15 version, Snapshot 19W34A.…
August 22, 2019 | 07:30 EDT
Toy Story was (and with the release of Toy Story 4, still is) a cultural phenomenon. Minecraft, of course, is also staggeringly popular. It should then come as no surprise that Minecraft Toy Story…
June 27, 2019 | 12:20 EDT
Last week Mojang released Minecraft Classic as a free browser game as part of its 10th-anniversary celebrations. Microsoft and Mojang have announced today that the ultimate sandbox game has sold over…
May 17, 2019 | 08:39 EDT
A Minecraft Theme Park Map has been released for free as part of the game's 10-year anniversary celebration! Players of the Java Edition and Bedrock Edition can grab this absolute unit of a…
May 13, 2019 | 03:45 EDT
A mysterious new teaser trailer has been released on the Microsoft official YouTube account which seems to be hinting at a new Minecraft AR game which will be released on mobile devices. The trailer…
May 6, 2019 | 04:12 EDT
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson won't be taking part in 10th-anniversary celebrations for the game. Microsoft says this is due to the Swedish programmer and designer's "comments and opinions…
April 29, 2019 | 12:08 EDT
The Minecraft 1.14 Update is finally here! Minecraft Village & Pillage has added a boatload of new content for players to enjoy. These new toys include workstations, animals, weapons, mechanics,…
April 23, 2019 | 03:31 EDT
A Minecraft Hyrule Castle build has been created and it showcases the legendary castle from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in lovingly blocky detail. We never quite got to see the castle in…
April 23, 2019 | 02:49 EDT
Update: After reaching out to Mojang questioning the removal of the main menu messages related to original Minecraft Creator Notch we heard back that they are not providing any comment on the…
March 28, 2019 | 01:40 EDT
The last Minecraft 3DS update has arrived and it's bringing with it a bunch of new goodies for fans of the blocky building game. The game has editions on every modern console (and most of the last…
January 17, 2019 | 09:30 EST
Minecraft has a fair bit of spelunking and monster slaying, but now Mojang is creating an entirely new action-adventure experience with the announcement of Minecraft: Dungeons at MINECON Earth 2018…
September 29, 2018 | 04:35 EDT
Years later, the phenomenon known as Minecraft is still getting new content updates. On November 18th, this Saturday, Minecon Earth is taking place. During the show, Mojang has announced that it will…
November 17, 2017 | 06:23 EST
Gamescom is underway and Microsoft is currently knee-deep in news about the Xbox One X. Gamereactor had the chance to talk to Aaron Greenberg, the head of marketing at Xbox, where they asked him…
August 24, 2017 | 12:08 EDT
At their E3 press conference this afternoon, Microsoft announced a bunch of free updates that will be hitting Minecraft later this year! This summer will finally see the launch of the community…
June 11, 2017 | 07:00 EDT
Mojang has announced a few new features coming to Minecraft: Education Edition, a version of the popular building game meant specifically for use in a classroom. These new features include the…
May 3, 2017 | 10:15 EDT
Popular block-building game Minecraft has announced today that they are releasing a set of character skins themed around the original Power Rangers television series for the console, Pocket (mobile…
March 28, 2017 | 09:15 EDT