Minecraft: Java Edition tests upcoming changes and updates through pre-release snapshots. On Wednesday, Mojang Studios began releasing Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 22w45a to interested players.

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One of the most unexpected, yet appreciated, additions of Minecraft 1.21 is an expansion of the copper blocks available to builders. There are five new copper blocks total, all of which can be found ...

This video reviews the cobblestone block in Minecraft, covering its uses, generation, and importance in both early and ...

From a single block to a fantasy dream home, watch the magic unfold in Season 2 of our epic Minecraft build series! Creative ...

Mojang and the UN have announced a partnership which will allow children redesign their neighbourhoods in the game and then see their virtual work made real. The project, Block by Block, will be part ...

Minecraft is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting video games focused on creation. Granting gamers with an immense level of open worlds to roam, many players' only limit is based on what they ...

In 2009, Swedish developer Markus "Notch" Persson could only dream of the success of his block-building game. At the time, he was still a blank slate in the gaming scene. But then he single-handedly ...

Experience created by academics and Minecraft builders gives an insight into what life was like in Victorian London.