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League of Legends and CS2 dominate esports in 2025 by peak viewership and prize money

The biggest esports titles of the year.

Dot Esports

The year of Minecraft: How Jack Black's block-tastic video game adaptation started the most chaotic cinema trend of 2025

Year in Review 2025 | We take a closer look at the unprecedented success of A Minecraft Movie and the video game movie revolution

Total Film

Minecraft's final update of the year is officially here — Mounts of Mayhem brings mounted combat to the Overworld

Mojang Studios has officially released the Mounts of Mayhem update for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Java Edition, and it's the last update of the year.

Windows Central

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How to craft and use a spear in Minecraft

Your pocket guide to the game's newest weapon.

PC Gamer

How to find and tame a Nautilus in Minecraft

Befriend this new mob and mount.

PC Gamer

Hytale owner calls Minecraft "one of the greatest" games of all time, but his own sandbox is going in a "different direction" with crafting more like Terraria

The blocky adventure games might not be as alike as once thought

GamesRadar

Hytale lead isn't putting his Minecraft competitor on Steam at launch because "everything is wrong" with it, and Palworld lead "totally" understands his hesitance

"In time your honesty and willingness to be transparent will make you guys one of the most beloved around"

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Hytale won't be on Steam at launch as devs "do not see the necessity of it" and want to avoid bad reviews from "people that aren't as well-informed"

Next month's Early Access won't be on Valve's storefront

GamesRadar

First it was owls, but now I've become obsessed with adding baby dragons to my Minecraft world thanks to this mod

I just love a little creature, what can I say?

PC Gamer

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"

The new sandbox game arrives next month

GamesRadar

Gone are the days of buying Minecraft clothing from supermarkets, Very Cool have released a collaboration to save us all from getting another low-quality printed tee

The only catch is most of it is already sold out.

PC Gamer

This Minecraft map that recreates one of history's most notorious slums made me reconsider what's important in 3D level design

Kowloon Walled City in Minecraft is a feat of virtual architecture, but it's missing one crucial ingredient.

PC Gamer

Minecraft's next big update is officially less than two weeks away with new mobs, a new weapon, and more

Mojang Studios has unveiled the official release date for Minecraft's Mounts of Mayhem update, which is bringing new mobs and more content on Dec. 9.

Windows Central

Will Hytale be on PS5 and Xbox? Hytale platforms, explained

These are the platforms we expect Hytale to launch on.

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Minecraft might finally get the competitor the industry so desperately needs

Minecraft could be in for a rough time.

GamesRadar

Hytale will feature a "meaningful tribute" to Minecraft legend Technoblade: "He was a big part of our journey"

The sandbox RPG's devs want "want the community involved in this"

International Business Times UK

'Wicked: For Good' Soars to Second Biggest US Box Office Opening Weekend in 2025 Next to 'Minecraft'

The sequel to the two-part musical adaptation scored big in the US box office in its opening weekend and is now the second highest US opening weekend in 2025, along with making and smashing other cinema records.

GamesRadar

Minecraft player redefines sadness with the world's worst challenge, living in an inhospitable wasteland with only one Bonus Chest of items: "I think we can work with this"

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Did you rejoice at Hytale’s survival? You’ll probably also love the price

Silksong truly has changed the economy of indies forever.

PC Gamer

Hytale honcho says early access will be $20 because 'charging more didn’t feel right': He doesn't think the game is good yet, but 'my team and I will push hard to make it good, then great'

The Minecraft-inspired RPG may finally release after all, and Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme isn't keen to muck it up.

GamesRadar

10 years later, Hytale co-creator says he's "locking down the release date ASAP" for the sandbox RPG, and the base cost won't be much different to Minecraft itself

"I’ll have a precise answer by the end of next week"

Inverse

A 'Minecraft' Inspired Action RPG Just Returned From The Dead

After 10 years in development, 'Hytale' was cancelled by Riot Games, only to be revived by its creators and given a fresh look in a new trailer.

GamesRadar

Fresh from bringing his canceled Minecraft competitor back from the dead, Hytale boss shares new gameplay footage as "a taste of things to come" – but there's still "a lot of work" to be done

The sandbox game is "incomplete and buggy, but still beautiful and fun"

GamesRadar

Minecraft was nearly sold to Activision Blizzard for $1.5 billion before Microsoft secured Mojang, says former CEO Bobby Kotick: "I almost bought it"

Microsoft offered Notch $2.5 billion, however

PC Gamer

Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick wanted to buy Minecraft until he found out Notch was leaving and Microsoft was offering a billion dollars more: 'I'll go airplane shopping with you, but you've gotta take that offer'

And now Microsoft owns both of them.

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