15 Years Ago in Minecraft
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Chronicling the iterative development of Minecraft, as it was a decade and a half ago.
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Today, user Fes Craft uploads the aptly-titled "Minecraft falling sand sphere". Despite lag, the video delivers on its promise
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Minecraft falling sand sphere
YouTube video by Fes Craft
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February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Today, user Fes Craft uploads the aptly-titled "Minecraft falling sand sphere". Despite lag, the video delivers on its promise
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Today, The Yogscast spotlight the Mo' Creatures mod, which adds a large number of mobs, both passive and hostile.
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Minecraft - Mo' Creatures - Mod Spotlight
YouTube video by The Yogscast
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February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Today, The Yogscast spotlight the Mo' Creatures mod, which adds a large number of mobs, both passive and hostile.
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Today, Mojang uploads the first video on the Minecraft YouTube channel, in which "Steve" gives his sad backstory. Really though, it's probably just an excuse for the team to mess around in their cool office and snowy Stockholm streets.
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Steve's Appeal to SeaNanners and Notch
YouTube video by Minecraft
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February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Today, Mojang uploads the first video on the Minecraft YouTube channel, in which "Steve" gives his sad backstory. Really though, it's probably just an excuse for the team to mess around in their cool office and snowy Stockholm streets.
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Today, the Mojang team shares the new-and-improved mojang.com!
Formerly a barebones boilerplate website, it now has everything a 2010s indie gaming company could need: blog posts, tweets, links to social media, merch, and more!
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Formerly a barebones boilerplate website, it now has everything a 2010s indie gaming company could need: blog posts, tweets, links to social media, merch, and more!
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Mojang — Creators of Minecraft
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February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Today, the Mojang team shares the new-and-improved mojang.com!
Formerly a barebones boilerplate website, it now has everything a 2010s indie gaming company could need: blog posts, tweets, links to social media, merch, and more!
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Formerly a barebones boilerplate website, it now has everything a 2010s indie gaming company could need: blog posts, tweets, links to social media, merch, and more!
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Today, Jakob Porser writes another Dev Diary with info on Beta 1.3's additions, revealing a new redstone carrier/delayer/"repeater". The post also contains info on a Machinima/YouTube/Minecraft collab, office antics, and GDC news, such as 100 free Steve heads for fans wearing blue shirts!
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February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Today, Jakob Porser writes another Dev Diary with info on Beta 1.3's additions, revealing a new redstone carrier/delayer/"repeater". The post also contains info on a Machinima/YouTube/Minecraft collab, office antics, and GDC news, such as 100 free Steve heads for fans wearing blue shirts!
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Today, another note block song from Tritex989, this time "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Carribean.
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Minecraft Note Blocks - He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean)
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February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today, another note block song from Tritex989, this time "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Carribean.
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Today, CaptainSparklez uploads a mod showcase for the Giant Creepers mod. True to its name, the mod turns creepers into kaiju, with explosions to match. However, the mod has many bugs, seemingly due to not changing anything besides the model and explosion.
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Minecraft Mods: Giant Creepers
YouTube video by CaptainSparklez
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February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Today, CaptainSparklez uploads a mod showcase for the Giant Creepers mod. True to its name, the mod turns creepers into kaiju, with explosions to match. However, the mod has many bugs, seemingly due to not changing anything besides the model and explosion.
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Today, user Tritex989 posts a note block version of the intro to "Don't Stop Believing"
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Minecraft Note Blocks - Don't Stop Believing (Journey)
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February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Today, user Tritex989 posts a note block version of the intro to "Don't Stop Believing"
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Today, user Miclee makes a mockup of what a narrated introduction to Minecraft could look like. A text-to-speech voice would walk new players through the basics of Minecraft, teaching them crafting, building, and mining. Jens happens to see it, and shares it on Twitter
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An Introduction to Minecraft
YouTube video by Miclee
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February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Today, user Miclee makes a mockup of what a narrated introduction to Minecraft could look like. A text-to-speech voice would walk new players through the basics of Minecraft, teaching them crafting, building, and mining. Jens happens to see it, and shares it on Twitter
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Today, a flurry of news from Jens: He announces that they'll use the McRegion mod for the next update, that the useful block is functional now, that Minecraft's LWJGL (Lightweight Java Game Library) is updated to 2.6 (which could cause bugs), and wooden half-blocks will be added.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Today, a flurry of news from Jens: He announces that they'll use the McRegion mod for the next update, that the useful block is functional now, that Minecraft's LWJGL (Lightweight Java Game Library) is updated to 2.6 (which could cause bugs), and wooden half-blocks will be added.
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Today, Viktor Cepeda uploads an acoustic version of his original Minecraft song "Minecraft Everyday".
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Minecraft Everyday (Acoustic) By Viktor Cepeda
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February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Today, Viktor Cepeda uploads an acoustic version of his original Minecraft song "Minecraft Everyday".
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Today, Jens gets a break from incorporating 3rd-party fixes and working on file formats to work on "fun stuff". First up: a "new useful block" that's proving to be "really tricky to implement".
Meanwhile, user Riff Conner requests a wooden half-block be implemented.
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Meanwhile, user Riff Conner requests a wooden half-block be implemented.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Today, Jens gets a break from incorporating 3rd-party fixes and working on file formats to work on "fun stuff". First up: a "new useful block" that's proving to be "really tricky to implement".
Meanwhile, user Riff Conner requests a wooden half-block be implemented.
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Meanwhile, user Riff Conner requests a wooden half-block be implemented.
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Today, SuperLlama53 shares a note block creation with pixel art at the end
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Minecraft Note Blocks - Dragon Warrior/Quest Palace
YouTube video by SuperLlama53
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February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Today, SuperLlama53 shares a note block creation with pixel art at the end
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Today, user TheCurlyGamer gets Squids in the Nether through illegitimate means. Water is supposed to evaporate in the Nether, but can be placed in the dimension in a variety of ways. Since squids simply spawn in water source blocks, they naturally follow.
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Minecraft - Squid In The Nether
YouTube video by TheCurlyGamer
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January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Today, user TheCurlyGamer gets Squids in the Nether through illegitimate means. Water is supposed to evaporate in the Nether, but can be placed in the dimension in a variety of ways. Since squids simply spawn in water source blocks, they naturally follow.
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Today, Nathan Adams, or "Dinnerbone" on Twitter, helps the Mojang crew out with a contribution fixing infinitely-burning logs. With netherrack existing, this bug can safely be squashed. Dinnerbone is part of the Bukkit team, which met with Mojang recently to discuss modding integration.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Today, Nathan Adams, or "Dinnerbone" on Twitter, helps the Mojang crew out with a contribution fixing infinitely-burning logs. With netherrack existing, this bug can safely be squashed. Dinnerbone is part of the Bukkit team, which met with Mojang recently to discuss modding integration.
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Today, the work week stretches into Saturday as Tobias continues to manage the struggling servers and Jens invites a friend from Oxeye Games to the office while working on Minecraft.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Today, the work week stretches into Saturday as Tobias continues to manage the struggling servers and Jens invites a friend from Oxeye Games to the office while working on Minecraft.
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Today, Jens gives a status update, covering where everyone at Mojang is out. Tobias Möllstam in particular has been contending with server problems all week, while Jens himself is thinking of adding the ability to name worlds. A full Mojang blog will be coming soon for simplicity's sake.
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Small Status Update - Minecraft Forums
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January 28, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Today, Jens gives a status update, covering where everyone at Mojang is out. Tobias Möllstam in particular has been contending with server problems all week, while Jens himself is thinking of adding the ability to name worlds. A full Mojang blog will be coming soon for simplicity's sake.
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Today, after a month and still with no SMP Nether in sight, the Yogscast decide to shake up their Minecraft playthrough with a new series: Shadow of Israphel. As the intro (made by Vareide) shows, the story is that they return aboard an airship, crashing at the spot where they left off.
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Minecraft - "Shadow of Israphel" Part 1: Crash and Burn
YouTube video by The Yogscast
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January 27, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Today, after a month and still with no SMP Nether in sight, the Yogscast decide to shake up their Minecraft playthrough with a new series: Shadow of Israphel. As the intro (made by Vareide) shows, the story is that they return aboard an airship, crashing at the spot where they left off.
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Today, Jens gets cracking on a new file format for Minecraft worlds, a goal for the next update. McRegion, a mod by Scaevolus (who contributed to a performance upgrade in 1.2) shows some promise, and will be considered as well. In any case, the goal is to improve loading/saving times.
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MINECRAFT (Zero Punctuation)
YouTube video by The Escapist
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January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Today, Jens gets cracking on a new file format for Minecraft worlds, a goal for the next update. McRegion, a mod by Scaevolus (who contributed to a performance upgrade in 1.2) shows some promise, and will be considered as well. In any case, the goal is to improve loading/saving times.
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Today, Mojang gives a 3rd Dev Diary via PCGamer. Carl Manneh, filling in for Jakob, informs the community about the developments so far in 2011, from new hires to refurbishments to hitting 1 million sales to a San Francisco trip for the whole crew for an awards ceremony at the end of Feb!
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January 25, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Today, Mojang gives a 3rd Dev Diary via PCGamer. Carl Manneh, filling in for Jakob, informs the community about the developments so far in 2011, from new hires to refurbishments to hitting 1 million sales to a San Francisco trip for the whole crew for an awards ceremony at the end of Feb!
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Today, user rabbit z shows an egg farm design, with chickens floating in water and laying eggs that automatically flow onto a certain block.
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[Minecraft] Egg farm
YouTube video by rabbit z
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January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Today, user rabbit z shows an egg farm design, with chickens floating in water and laying eggs that automatically flow onto a certain block.
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Today, user Soloman212 posts the rules of a self-imposed challenge of sorts that he likes to do in his Minecraft world: obey the rules of Islam. According to Soloman212, as a Muslim himself, he finds that his roleplaying experience is enhanced by observing these customs in-game.
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Rules of Islam and Other Religions in Minecraft [PIC HEAVY] - Discussion - Minecraft: Java Edition - Minecraft Forum - Minecraft Forum
BEFORE YOU READ: No, I don't actually think I have to follow the rules of Islam in games, I just do it for fun, and as a little extra element to the game. I ...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today, user Soloman212 posts the rules of a self-imposed challenge of sorts that he likes to do in his Minecraft world: obey the rules of Islam. According to Soloman212, as a Muslim himself, he finds that his roleplaying experience is enhanced by observing these customs in-game.
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Today, 2 Player Productions, an independent film studio based in Portland, Oregon reveals themselves as the ones behind the filming at the beginning of the month. Known for work on gaming and internet subcultures including "Penny Arcade: The Series", they'll soon have a look inside Mojang
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2 Player Productions
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January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Today, 2 Player Productions, an independent film studio based in Portland, Oregon reveals themselves as the ones behind the filming at the beginning of the month. Known for work on gaming and internet subcultures including "Penny Arcade: The Series", they'll soon have a look inside Mojang
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Today, Beta 1.2_02 is released, mostly to change where Minecraft downloads its resources from since server functionality has moved to Amazon web services. An ultra-high res screenshot test made it to release, however.
In other news, this is what the new launcher looks like:
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In other news, this is what the new launcher looks like:
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January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Today, Beta 1.2_02 is released, mostly to change where Minecraft downloads its resources from since server functionality has moved to Amazon web services. An ultra-high res screenshot test made it to release, however.
In other news, this is what the new launcher looks like:
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In other news, this is what the new launcher looks like:
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Today, Nate Viniconis updates the Minecraft community on the progress of his Kinect project: video has been achieved! The large models of people, cats, or balls can play short clips at 30fps.
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Minecraft + Kinect : Building Worlds!
YouTube video by Nate Viniconis
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January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Today, Nate Viniconis updates the Minecraft community on the progress of his Kinect project: video has been achieved! The large models of people, cats, or balls can play short clips at 30fps.
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