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Minecraft is coming to Switch 2 on October 27 (engadget.com)

2026-08-05 | by Kris Holt | tags: minecraft, mojang, switch

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What happens if you put work into the second dimension? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: actually, campus, canvas

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Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’ (theverge.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jay Peters | tags: xbox, asha sharma, gears of war

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Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: minecraft, 2b2t, zvcr compression

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Xbox keeps sinking while Microsoft's AI business keeps soaring (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Daniel Sims | tags: xbox, microsoft, call of duty

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Minecraft Java raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: minecraft, mojang, vulkan

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Mojang changes Minecraft system requirements after 17 years, recommends 16GB of RAM for "Fancy" graphics (techspot.com)

2026-07-27 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: minecraft, mojang, java edition

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Minecraft system requirements raised for the first time in 17 years — Microsoft now recommends 16GB of RAM and a 2020s or newer CPU to run the Java Edition (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-26 | by Jowi Morales | tags: minecraft, microsoft, java edition

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Converting Files into Minecraft Worlds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: minecraft, byte layout, mcdata_rs

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Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: minecraft, sdl3, glfw

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Tired of free-to-play trash? These 6 Android games are worth paying for in 2026 (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: minecraft, mojang, android games

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Minecraft joins Doom in the "can it run?" hall of fame with Game Boy Color port (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Rob Thubron | tags: game, game boy, game tobi

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Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Luke James | tags: minecraft, mojang, private servers

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The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Minecraft Server Hosting → | tags: minecraft, call of duty, california

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US bill against paid game server shutdowns fails as ESA declares private Minecraft servers "illegal" (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Minecraft Server Hosting Kit → | tags: california, protect our games act, stop killing games

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California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote (engadget.com)

2026-06-30 | by Kris Holt | get Gaming Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: california bill, stop killing games, entertainment software association

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Minecraft's Chaos Cubed update adds Sulfur Caves and the unpredictable Sulfur Cube (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | get Minecraft Sulfur Cube Figurine → | tags: minecraft, sulfur caves, sulfur cube

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Show HN: Pen and paper resource development game with an emergent world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Visit Profile | tags: sortis, pen and paper, procedural game

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15 years later, the PS2 gets a Minecraft port, and it actually hits 30fps (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-10 | get PlayStation 2 Classic Console → | tags: developer, game, hardware

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Looks like Minecraft Dungeons II is coming in September (engadget.com)

2026-06-05 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | get Minecraft Dungeons Strategy Guide → | tags: dungeons, dungeons ii, game

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Over 116,000 Minecraft systems infected in WeedHack malware campaign (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-02 | tags: minecraft, weedhack, mcafee

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Over 116,000 Mincraft systems infected in WeedHack malware campaign (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-02 | tags: minecraft, weedhack, mcafee

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Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing a single line of code (techspot.com)

2026-06-01 | get Minecraft Pi Edition Kit → | tags: minecraft, hollins university, roanoke college

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The ‘Minecraft’ Movie Sequel Gets a New Name and First Look (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-31 | get Minecraft Official Art Book → | tags: minecraft, movie, sequel

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Here’s your first look at ‘A Minecraft Movie Squared’ with Kirsten Dunst as Alex (theverge.com)

2026-05-31 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Minecraft Themed LEGO Set → | tags: minecraft, kirsten dunst, herobrine

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A Wayland Compositor in Minecraft (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Minecraft Mod: Wayland Support → | tags: wayland, minecraft, linux

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Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-19 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get AI-powered Social Media Tool → | tags: chatgpt, status ai, minecraft

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Fans secretly mapped 24 terabytes of Minecraft’s infamous 2b2t server, million‑square‑block archive to be shared via torrent — Intense digital archaeology project has taken years, risked player wrath (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Minecraft 2b2t Map Archive → | tags: minecraft, 2b2t, digital archaeology

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1024000^2 Blocks, 2B2T Minecraft Server World Download Project, and Discoveries (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get Minecraft World Download Tool → | tags: 2b2t, minecraft, overworld

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Running a Minecraft Server and more on a 1960s UNIVAC Computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Nathan Farlow | get Minecraft Server Raspberry Pi → | tags: univac, minecraft server, emulator