Minecraft news

Between drinking hot cocoa and mining for diamonds, our developers have been hard at work preparing the first game drop of 2025. So while we might only be seven days into the new year, we have six new features for you to test in Java snapshot – and four in Bedrock beta/preview!

It's time for our New Year’s Sale with heaps of content, items, and doorbuster deals so that you can experience even more for less.

News of an eerie new biome has been spreading across Minecraft.net for weeks, and now we’re getting reports that this biome – and its mysteries – are playable Minecraft Bedrock and Java Edition today! Discover everything you need to know about this drop – and all the features it brings – in this article!

Dig deeper into the story of A MINECRAFT MOVIE in the official trailer! Get to know the ragtag group of adventurers that stumble into a strangely blocky world, where creativity is the key to survival and the sun sets... suspiciously fast.