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Player Created Working MS Paint in Minecraft

Player Created Working MS Paint in Minecraft

One player has ported Paint to Minecraft. Images created in the recreated app can be automatically turned into 3D objects.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 23, 2021

Player Created Working MS Paint in Minecraft
Minecraft Snapshot 21w11a Fixes 8 Year-old Bug

Minecraft Snapshot 21w11a Fixes 8 Year-old Bug

Minecraft has received another sample of new features from the Caves & Cliffs update. This time Mojang added, among other things, new features related to copper and lightning bolts. By the way, a bug from 2012 was also removed.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 18, 2021

Minecraft Snapshot 21w11a Fixes 8 Year-old Bug
Minecraft Gets Lush Caves in New Snapshot

Minecraft Gets Lush Caves in New Snapshot

Minecraft has received another sample of new features from the upcoming Caves & Cliffs update. Snapshot 21w10a introduces lush caves, new Deepslate variants, and support for OpenGL Core 3.2 shaders.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 11, 2021

Minecraft Gets Lush Caves in New Snapshot
Major Fixes and New Ambient Sounds in Minecraft Bedrock Beta

Major Fixes and New Ambient Sounds in Minecraft Bedrock Beta

A new update for Minecraft Bedrock Edition brings fixes for many bugs that have been reported by the players, and makes the Nether an even more atmospheric place.

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Adrian Piotrowski

March 10, 2021

Major Fixes and New Ambient Sounds in Minecraft Bedrock Beta
Cities: Skylines-like City in Minecraft That Took 3 Years to Build

Cities: Skylines-like City in Minecraft That Took 3 Years to Build

Every now and then we hear news that players have recreated a certain place from the real world in Minecraft. This latest case is somewhat unusual because a player took 3 years to design and build his own original city, resembling various American metropolises.

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Michal Ciezadlik

March 10, 2021

Cities: Skylines-like City in Minecraft That Took 3 Years to Build
Microsoft Invites to Minecraft to Interactive Seminars on History of Feminism

Microsoft Invites to Minecraft to Interactive Seminars on History of Feminism

As part of the Minecraft: Education Edition project, interactive lessons on the history of feminism will be held on the activities of Emmeline Pankhurst, the leader of the suffragette movement, as well as on the history of the Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai. All this in connection with International Women's Day.

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Karol Laska

March 9, 2021

Microsoft Invites to Minecraft to Interactive Seminars on History of Feminism
Minecraft 1.17 Will Introduce New Mountains, Here's a Comparison

Minecraft 1.17 Will Introduce New Mountains, Here's a Comparison

The next version of Minecraft will introduce changes to the world generator. The game will add new, realistic mountains.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 5, 2021

Minecraft 1.17 Will Introduce New Mountains, Here's a Comparison
Minecraft Player Invents TNT Method for Instant Tunnels

Minecraft Player Invents TNT Method for Instant Tunnels

One of the Minecraft players has prepared a special data pack for the game, thanks to which we can create tunnels in no time. For this we need explosives, a piston and a flint.

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Milosz Szubert

March 1, 2021

Minecraft Player Invents TNT Method for Instant Tunnels
Minecraft's New Grimstone Renamed to Deepslate

Minecraft's New Grimstone Renamed to Deepslate

Mojang AB released a new Snapshot for Minecraft, marked as 21w08a. Among other things, it renames the recently introduced block type - Grimstone - to Deepslate.

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Milosz Szubert

February 25, 2021

Minecraft's New Grimstone Renamed to Deepslate
Hardcore Minecraft Server Resets World After Every Death

Hardcore Minecraft Server Resets World After Every Death

A group of Minecraft players decided to test how playing on a server whose world resets every time one of them dies. The results of their experiment are summarized in a fun infographic.

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Bart Swiatek

February 22, 2021

Hardcore Minecraft Server Resets World After Every Death
Minecraft Got New Type of Blocks, Here's Grimstone

Minecraft Got New Type of Blocks, Here's Grimstone

Minecraft has received a new snapshot, marked as 21w07a. In addition to small fixes and improvements, the game has been enhanced with a new type of blocks, the grimstone.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

February 19, 2021

Minecraft Got New Type of Blocks, Here's Grimstone
Minecraft Players Recreated LotR's Edoras

Minecraft Players Recreated LotR's Edoras

Players have once again taken it upon themselves to recreate a great world from literature using Minecraft. This time they focused on Rohan, based on its vision in Lord of the Rings.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

February 17, 2021

Minecraft Players Recreated LotR's Edoras
Minecraft Gets New, Diversified Caves

Minecraft Gets New, Diversified Caves

Minecraft has received a new snapshot, marked as 21w06a. It showcases a new method of generating caves, which will officially arrive in the game with the Caves & Cliffs update.

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Milosz Szubert

February 11, 2021

Minecraft Gets New, Diversified Caves
Fan-made Texture Pack to Deliver Minecraft x LEGO Crossover

Fan-made Texture Pack to Deliver Minecraft x LEGO Crossover

A fan-made texture pack for Minecraft inspired by the popular LEGO bricks is being created. In addition to great performance, the pack is also expected to support advanced shading.

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February 10, 2021

Fan-made Texture Pack to Deliver Minecraft x LEGO Crossover
Free Items in Minecraft Dungeons to Celebrate 10 Million Users

Free Items in Minecraft Dungeons to Celebrate 10 Million Users

More than 10 million people have already played Minecraft: Dungeons. As a thank you, players will receive free items in the next patch.

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Adrian Werner

February 10, 2021

Free Items in Minecraft Dungeons to Celebrate 10 Million Users
Minecraft Dungeons Flames of the Nether DLC Coming in February

Minecraft Dungeons Flames of the Nether DLC Coming in February

The developers of Minecraft: Dungeons announced that on February 24 the game will receive the fourth paid DLC, titled Flames of the Nether. The game will also get a large, free update.

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Bart Swiatek

February 9, 2021

Minecraft Dungeons Flames of the Nether DLC Coming in February
Minecraft Map Dungeon Dash RTX Available for Free

Minecraft Map Dungeon Dash RTX Available for Free

The Blockworks group created a free map for Minecraft - Dungeon Dash RTX. It enables us to face enemies in a series of unique and dangerous dungeons.

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Bart Swiatek

February 5, 2021

Minecraft Map Dungeon Dash RTX Available for Free
Minecraft Snapshot 21w05a Introduces Lush Vegetation

Minecraft Snapshot 21w05a Introduces Lush Vegetation

Mojang AB released Snapshot 21w05a for Minecraft. The snapshot introduces more lush vegetation in caves, but there were also various improvements and fixes related to snow powder and sculk sensors, among other things.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 4, 2021

Minecraft Snapshot 21w05a Introduces Lush Vegetation
The Lord of the Rings in Minecraft Show Minas Tirith in Ray Tracing

The Lord of the Rings in Minecraft Show Minas Tirith in Ray Tracing

A well-known content creation group for Minecraft - Minecraft Middle-Earth - has recreated a famous location from the Lord of the Rings movie series. The creation displays the capabilities of ray tracing.

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Bart Swiatek

January 27, 2021

The Lord of the Rings in Minecraft Show Minas Tirith in Ray Tracing
Herobrine's World in Minecraft Discovered After 10 Years

Herobrine's World in Minecraft Discovered After 10 Years

Another Minecraft mystery has been solved. This time, the world from the popular creepypasta about Herobrine has been found.

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Adrian Piotrowski

January 25, 2021

Herobrine's World in Minecraft Discovered After 10 Years