West Virginia 4-H introduces youth to coding

JANE LEW, W.Va. (WBOY) — More than 80 middle and high school students were able to learn more about coding over the weekend at Jackson’s Mill. West Virginia 4-H hosted its 9th annual code camp, an ...
BBC

Bluey is coming to Minecraft

BBC Studios, in partnership with Ludo Studio, is bringing Bluey to Minecraft with the launch of Bluey DLC: Bluey’s House on Thursday 5 February Bringing Bluey to Minecraft opens up a new way for fans ...
GeekWire

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...
Polygon

The true story behind one of Minecraft's most bizarre viral clips

The year is 2013. Minecraft is still in its infancy. I was 17 years old, regularly joining multiplayer servers for a niche community and game mode called "ultra hardcore" (UHC), and having a great ...
GamesRadar+

Minecraft lead says "I'm looking forward to Hytale" personally, but tells curious fans "there are many Minecraft-like games, so I doubt it will change much for us"

Roguelike Games Slay the Spire 2 scares devs into early release after fearing losing fans to "an absolute juggernaut in our own genre" RPGs Fable promises a Bethesda-like reactive fantasy world, and I ...
Neowin

Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem update gets a December release date

Mojang is almost ready to push out its latest Minecraft update: Mounts of Mayhem. It carries an underwater mount, a brand-new weapon, fresh enemies, and more. It was only a couple of months ago that ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Mojang and King launch Minecraft Blast playtest in Malaysia

Mojang Studios and King have teamed up on a new mobile game called Minecraft Blast. Currently listed exclusively on the App Store in Malaysia, the limited-time playtest will give iOS users in the ...
VG Chartz

Minecraft Sales Top 350 Million Units - Sales

Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all-time, has reached a new milestone of 350 million units sold lifetime as of April 2025. This is according to a post on the Guinness World Records website.
Engadget

Azure is in recovery following an outage that affected Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft

Microsoft’s Azure cloud service is recovering from an outage that affected key apps and services like Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft. All three showed spikes in outage reports on DownDetector ...
bleedingcool

Poppy Playtime Arrives In Minecraft As Special Add-On

It's time to bring the toys from Poppy's world into your own. Grab a Playtime Co. GrabPack and try to survive Huggy Wuggy, Mommy Long Legs, CatNap, and The Doctor — or make friends with Doey and the ...
Deadline.com

‘Minecraft 2’ Is Happening With Director Jared Hess Returning; Summer 2027 Release Set

Here’s some good news to go along with Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy’s reup as Warner Bros Motion Picture chairs: A Minecraft Movie 2 is in the works at the studio with Jared Hess returning to direct ...
TheWrap

‘Minecraft’ Sequel Lands July 2027 Release Date

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary will release the untitled “Minecraft” sequel on July 23, 2027, the studio announced on Thursday. Jared Hess is also returning to direct. Hess is also writing the ...