Minecraft devs swore off yearly updates after giant Caves and Cliffs patch pushed them to the brink

"What happened as a result of Caves and Cliffs was we decided that we wanted to move to a more rapid cadence of updates," ...
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Minecraft has finally revealed the name of its baby mob update, and I honestly didn't think it could get any cuter but here we are

Survival & Crafting Minecraft Tiny Takeover drop: Everything you need to know about the first update for 2026 Survival & Crafting Minecraft teases its first drop of 2026, and it might finally be the ...

Overhauling Minecraft's world generation was like 'trying to build a skyscraper with hand tools'

Mojang got so in over its head overhauling all of Minecraft's world generation tech five years ago that it swore off yearly title updates not long after.
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Minecraft Marketplace Update Brings 21 New Worlds and Add-Ons

Players have a new great reason to go back to the game of Minecraft this month! The Minecraft Marketplace update for March 2026 has new packs (21 total), including Worlds, Add-Ons, Skins, and Texture ...