Mojang should see this release (and its subsequent success) as a major kick in the butt.

Minecraft Java Snapshot 26.1 marks the beginning of the development cycle for 2026 and presents a mix of playful charm and robust engineering. The major highlight of this release is the complete ...

Hytale’s future plans center around expanding its RPG systems instead of adding Minecraft’s deepest mechanic, and I’m totally ...

A Red Dead Redemption 2 fan puts an intriguing twist on one of the towns from the game by recreating it in the blocky world ...

With players finding wacky ways to bend Hytale to their will, the team is hunting for people to add automation to the sandbox ...

Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s creative world has now expanded beyond music into a sprawling, emotional Minecraft realm called ...

How do you test the latest Minecraft features? These snapshots are the very first iteration of Minecraft updates and are a way for Mojang to test out bug fixes, technical changes, and even new blocks, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The next Minecraft update hasn't been revealed yet, as Mounts of Mayhem was only recently released, on 9 December. Usually, the next Minecraft update ...

Java 26, due in March with structured concurrency, lazy constants, AOT object caching, and primitive types in patterns, instanceof, and switch, has entered a second rampdown phase for bug fixes. Java ...