Mojang News Articles
Tuesday7th Feb 2023
Random YouTuber Recreates Classic Zelda In Minecraft With "No Mods"
Taking Minecraft to the next level
We've seen Zelda recreated in Minecraft before, but this latest project by YouTuber C1OUS3R takes it to the next level. Instead of calling on third-party Minecraft mods and resource packs to work some magic, they've managed to recreate Link's original top-down 2D adventure by editing textures and exploiting...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Minecraft's Deluxe Collection Is Now Available On The Nintendo Switch
"Experience all the different ways to explore, survive, and build"
To kick off the month of February, Nintendo made a low-key announcement on social media - announcing the release of Minecraft: Deluxe Collection on the Nintendo Switch. This digital version of Minecraft will set you back $39.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). It includes the base...
Thursday26th Jan 2023
News Mojang's New Action-Strategy Minecraft Legends Arrives On Switch This April
Save the Minecraft universe (again)
During Xbox's Developer Direct, Mojang confirmed Minecraft Legends would be arriving on April 18th, 2023 on Switch. In case you missed it, this is a new action-strategy game where you'll lead your allies into heroic battles and defend the famous Minecraft overworld from mobs of destructive piglins. You'll even be...
Thursday12th Jan 2023
News Minecraft Legends To Feature At Xbox's New 'Developer_Direct' Broadcast
Tune in January 25th
After a number of rumours and reports, Microsoft has officially confirmed it will be broadcasting an Xbox & Bethesda 'Developer_Direct' later this month on January 25th. As part of this, it seems Minecraft fans will be getting an "inside look" at the upcoming action-strategy game, Minecraft Legends. This title will be...
Wednesday7th Dec 2022
News Minecraft's Ending Is Now Free For Anyone To Use
"I wrote a story for a friend"
There is only one piece of written narrative in Minecraft. It happens right at the end, after you've beaten the Ender Dragon. It is about 8 minutes long — almost as long as the entirety of the world record speedrun of the game — and it consists of a scrolling text poem written by an artist named Julian Gough...
News New Avatar Legends DLC Is Now Available In Minecraft
"Can you master the four elements?"
Update [Wed 7th Dec, 2022 01:55 GMT]: Minecraft's Avatar Legends DLC is now available. Alongside this a new trailer has been released. "Play as yourself or as your favorite characters, as the Avatar Legends DLC comes with 50+ new skins, including Aang, Korra, Zuko, and Katara! And to celebrate the launch,...
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
News Minecraft Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Spectator mode, skins and more
Mojang has released the full patch notes for the latest update in Minecraft and this one is a biggie. What's more, it's available to download right now! Amongst all of the usual bug fixes and improvements, the ver. 1.19.50 update introduces Spectator Mode into the game. This feature has been in an experimental stage...
Friday4th Nov 2022
Random Minecraft Teams Up With Burberry To Make Expensive Fancy Merch
Got $1k to spare?
It may sound more like a garbled ice cream flavour, but Burberry X Minecraft is real, and it's actually surprisingly nice. Until you see the price tag, anyway. The mega-popular voxel building game and the fashion house have teamed up to create a select number of limited-edition pieces of merchandise, including a...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
News Minecraft Dungeons Season 3 'Fauna Faire' Starts Today - Pets, Mobs & More
Spooky Fall is also returning
Update [Thu 20th Oct, 2022 01:30 BST]: This new seasonal update for Minecraft Dungeons has now gone live. As noted on the official Minecraft Dungeons patch notes page, this update will appear as Version 1.16.1.0 on the Nintendo Switch. You can see what's included in the following videos and original post below: "Come...
Sunday16th Oct 2022
News Steve & Alex Are Getting Some New Friends In Minecraft's Next Big Update
Camels are coming, too
Minecraft will be rolling out a new update in 2023, currently known as the "1.20 update". This update is still taking shape and Mojang says the community will be involved in the naming process and more. Here's a brief rundown of what was showcased during this segment of Minecraft Live 2022: New playable avatars Steve and Alex...
News Minecraft's New Mob Vote Has Been Decided, The Sniffer Wins
An ancient overworld creature returns
During this year's Minecraft Live broadcast, fans were ask to pick from the Rascal, Sniffer and Tuff Golem as the next mob. The Tuff Golem placed third, and it came down to a face-off between the Sniffer and Rascal. The result was the Sniffer taking out the win with more than half of the votes (55.1% in total)...
News Gotham City's Dark Knight Batman Comes To Minecraft Next Week In DLC Update
Some free themed cosmetics are also up for grabs
Apart from Minecraft Legends and a few other reveals, Minecraft also got some of the spotlight during the Minecraft Live 2022 broadcast. One of the many highlights was from DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee who announced the caped crusader Batman would be coming to Minecraft in a...
News Mojang's New Action-Strategy Minecraft Legends Locks In 'Spring 2023' Release
Check out the intro cinematic
Mojang hosted its annual Minecraft Live broadcast this weekend, and as usual, there were a bunch of Minecraft-related announcements. To kick off the show, the Minecraft Legends team narrowed down the release window for the upcoming action-strategy spin-off. Instead of it just being a "2023" release, it's now targeting...
Friday14th Oct 2022
News Here Are Your Options For The Next New Minecraft Mob
Will it be the Tuff Golem? The Sniffer? Or the Rascal?
Minecraft Live is this weekend, and that means it's time for a new mob vote! Okay, here's a translation for those of you who aren't well-versed in Minecraft: This weekend, Mojang are hosting another one of their livestreams, called "Minecraft Live", in which they reveal new features, updates,...
Friday26th Aug 2022
News New Minecraft Legends Trailer Gives A First Look At Fiery Foes
The power of Piglins
Nintendo has shared a new look at Mojang's much-anticipated Minecraft Legends across its social channels, this time introducing us to a clan of fiery creatures who we can only assume will be your central opponents in the game. Seriously, have you ever seen a good guy living in a castle of flames? The trailer carries some...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
Random Minecraft's Steve Gets His Beard Back, Confirming It Was Never A Smile
Goatee simulator
For the first time in over a decade, Mojang has updated Minecraft's character skins for both Steve and Alex and we are pleased to see a certain hairy chin chum making its long-awaited return. As noted on Reddit (thanks Eurogamer), the updated character models now have certain 3D elements to their base blockiness — rolled sleeves!...
Thursday28th Jul 2022
News Minecraft Expands Its Square-Shaped World With SpongeBob DLC
Are you ready kids?
After the release of a Lightyear add-on last month, Minecraft is continuing down the entertainment route with their latest SpongeBob SquarePants DLC — and it's now available from the Minecraft Marketplace. The latest addition to the popular block-building franchise allows you to explore Bikini Bottom as a host of characters...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News Mojang Says No To Minecraft NFTs
No blocks on this chain
In a post on the Minecraft blog today, July 20th, 2022, Mojang staff drew a line in the sand when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the blockchain in their game, following feedback from players seeking clarification on the company's position on the controversial topic. Multiple mod-makers, companies, and creators...
Sunday17th Jul 2022
Video Mojang Talks About Creating Its New Game Minecraft Legends
View the first developer diary
Last month, Mojang lifted the lid on its new action strategy game, Minecraft Legends. It's another spin-off (a bit like Minecraft Dungeons) set within the Minecraft universe. In this title, you'll unite the overworld mobs, command them, and with the assistance of allies - defeat all evil. It combines existing...
Friday17th Jun 2022
News Minecraft Gets Lightyear DLC In Collaboration With New Pixar Movie
To the Far Lands and beyond!
There's a new Pixar movie! But it's pretending to be a very old Pixar movie! Lightyear is a sort of Toy Story prequel, you see — it's the "real life" movie that Buzz Lightyear would be based off. So, even though it's a 2022 movie, it's pretending to be a space movie from the '70s or '80s, right? Yeah. Anyway! As part...
Sunday12th Jun 2022
News Minecraft Legends Is Coming To Switch In 2023
Dat Switch logo
As rumoured earlier this week, Microsoft has revealed an action-strategy Minecraft spin-off, and it's called Minecraft Legends. Check out the trailer above, as featured in the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022.
Wednesday8th Jun 2022
News A Minecraft Real-Time Strategy Game Is Reportedly In The Works
Build your strategy
Minecraft has already had a fair bit of experience away from its sandbox building origins. Minecraft Dungeons saw the blocky behemoth take to dungeon crawling, and Steve even jumped ship and made an impact in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now it looks like the biggest video game in the world could be dabbling in the real-time...
Tuesday31st May 2022
News Minecraft Gets Ice Age DLC, Adding 30 Prehistoric Skins To The Game
Available until the end of July!
[Correction: The DLC itself is not free, but players will receive a free item if they download it before the 31st July. We apologise for the error.] Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Sloths, oh my! These are just some of the creatures you'll be able to meet, befriend, and explore the digestive systems of, with Minecraft's...
Sunday8th May 2022
News New Minecraft Patch Addresses "Freezing Issues" On Nintendo Switch
You should be able to play again now
The survival crafting game Minecraft has recently been experiencing some issues on the Nintendo Switch. Players on this platform have been reporting a build of the game "freezing", making the whole thing unplayable. There has been mention of this across social media and certain subreddits. Fortunately, it seems...
Tuesday19th Apr 2022
News Jason Momoa Reportedly In "Final Negotiations" To Star In Minecraft's Live-Action Movie
A blockbuster in the making
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aquaman and Dune star Jason Momoa is reportedly in "final negotiations" to star in the "live-action" Minecraft movie. Yes, it's really happening... It's not specified what Momoa's role would be in the movie, but The Hollywood Reporter has revealed who else will be involved with this...
Wednesday6th Apr 2022
News Minecraft's Sonic DLC Gets A Free Update - Adds New Zone, Movie Skins And More
Download it today
Last year for Sonic's 30th anniversary, Sega teamed up with Mojang to release some special themed DLC in Minecraft. If you've previously purchased this DLC, you'll likely be interested to know that there's now a free update available. It adds Labyrinth Zone, a Master Mode and new character skins from the Sonic 2 movie. Here's...
Wednesday15th Dec 2021
News Minecraft Now Has More Than 1 Trillion Views On YouTube
It's the most popular game on the platform, ever
Minecraft has been around for more than a decade now and it's still insanely popular. So just how "popular" is it? YouTube has announced Minecraft videos have now racked up a combined total of more than a trillion views - yes, over one trillion views. It's honestly hard to imagine that many people...
News Minecraft Dungeons' First Seasonal Adventure 'Cloudy Climb' Has Arrived, And It's A Free Update
Play it today!
The Diablo-style dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons has today rolled out its first seasonal adventure - Cloudy Climb, and it's completely free. It introduces a new reward track system along with many new themed cosmetic items including skins, pets, flairs, emotes, and even capes. You can also purchase an optional Adventure Pass for...
Sunday12th Dec 2021
News Minecraft Celebrates Halo Infinite's Campaign Launch With Eight New Skins
Jump in, Spartan
Halo Infinite - one of the most anticipated video game releases of 2021 - got its campaign update this week, and to celebrate, Mojang and 343 Industries have teamed up with 4J Studios to update the existing Halo mash-up pack in Minecraft. It contains eight new skins - bringing the total amount of skins in this pack to 56. And if...
Friday3rd Dec 2021
News Minecraft 1.18.1 Update Fixes Fog Issues And Decreases Diamonds, Here Are The Patch Notes
Oh no! My diamond spawning rates! They're broken!
Mojang have just announced the first patch for Minecraft's brand-new 1.18 update, titled "Caves & Cliffs Part II", which aims to fix a few bugs and issues here and there. Technical Changes in 1.18.1 Pre-release 1 Fixed an issue that would cause players on low-bandwidth connections to get...
