Let the New Year’s Celebration Begin

Ding, dong! Ding, dong! Ding, dong!  

Hark, can you hear the bells a-ringing? No? Maybe it’s my doorbell. Or maybe it’s a sign that one of the biggest parties of the year is starting! Truthfully, it was both but I don’t have time for guests at the moment so I will leave whoever it is outside in the cold. Don’t they know that there is a free map to play, free skins to try on, and a sale to explore? Wait, maybe they don’t because I haven’t told you about it yet. My bad!  

The New Year’s Celebration is our end of the year party that celebrates you, the community, for all the amazing creative ways that you have made Minecraft better this year. And there was a lot to celebrate, for example that incredible milestone of one trillion views of Minecraft content on YouTube. Yes, you read that correctly. The Minecraft community have created so much content, that we reached a trillion views this year. That number is so high, it sounds like it’s made up but my very tired accountants have promised me it is real! The YouTube Creator Skin Pack is also very real and is up for grabs now for one year on Minecraft Marketplace!  

Throughout the celebration, we will also be releasing free maps for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition, as well as daily free Character Creator items that start dropping on December 21. You can find the Bedrock: Edition maps in Minecraft Marketplace, along with our big sale that will take place between December 21 and January 4th. You can expect great giveaways, items at 33% off, and daily doorbusters at 75% off*! 

And with that, I declare the New Year’s Celebration officially in session! Go! Rejoice! Check out Minecraft Marketplace, try on some skins, play the maps, and have fun – in whatever order you like! This is your party, after all. 

*YouTube Creator Skin Pack and Marketplace content requires Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (sold separately).  Sale starts 12/21/21 at 10 a.m. PST and ends 1/4/22 at 10 a.m. PST.