Dylan
@dlonking.bsky.social
Senior PM, Minecraft Realms | Seattle, WA | Games bring people together | Make the world a better place | GT: DLon King | “DK” | Thoughts are my own, not my employer’s
We’re so back!
Issue resolved. You should be able to play Minecraft again 🤘🏼
Issue resolved. You should be able to play Minecraft again 🤘🏼
Minecraft is impacted by the Azure outage...🫠
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Azure status
Check the current Azure health status and view past incidents.
azure.status.microsoft
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We’re so back!
Issue resolved. You should be able to play Minecraft again 🤘🏼
Issue resolved. You should be able to play Minecraft again 🤘🏼
Minecraft is impacted by the Azure outage...🫠
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Azure status
Check the current Azure health status and view past incidents.
azure.status.microsoft
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Minecraft is impacted by the Azure outage...🫠
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Check status here: azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
-DK 😉
Go play Soul Steel in Minecraft Bedrock Edition! Noxcrew absolutely crushing it with this server! So fun to work with them on it.
youtu.be/e98nOeXAx8c?...
youtu.be/e98nOeXAx8c?...
SoulSteel: Official Trailer (Minecraft: Bedrock Edition)
YouTube video by Noxcrew
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Go play Soul Steel in Minecraft Bedrock Edition! Noxcrew absolutely crushing it with this server! So fun to work with them on it.
youtu.be/e98nOeXAx8c?...
youtu.be/e98nOeXAx8c?...
New Realms feature in today's Preview! Introducing Realms Saves - an improved version of our previous backup system.
Automatic saves are still taken as you play, but now you can trigger saves whenever you want and keep those saves for longer!
Read more here: feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
Automatic saves are still taken as you play, but now you can trigger saves whenever you want and keep those saves for longer!
Read more here: feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.120.25
Posted: 7 October 2025Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:
These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
Minecraft Preview is availabl...
feedback.minecraft.net
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New Realms feature in today's Preview! Introducing Realms Saves - an improved version of our previous backup system.
Automatic saves are still taken as you play, but now you can trigger saves whenever you want and keep those saves for longer!
Read more here: feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
Automatic saves are still taken as you play, but now you can trigger saves whenever you want and keep those saves for longer!
Read more here: feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
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Are you an EU or UK citizen and a gamer? Consider signing the petition to stop killing games #StopKillingGames https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
July 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Are you an EU or UK citizen and a gamer? Consider signing the petition to stop killing games #StopKillingGames https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
Ran a mountain today ⛰️🏃♂️ my favorite way to reset and recenter
June 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ran a mountain today ⛰️🏃♂️ my favorite way to reset and recenter
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If you’re looking for a QA role in gamedev, have a few years of people management XP, and want to work on one of the most well-known games in the world, check out this new Senior Quality Lead role on Minecraft! (Note that I’m not the hiring manager, but you would be working with me!)
Senior Quality Lead, Minecraft in Redmond, Washington, United States | Software Engineering at Microsoft
Apply for Senior Quality Lead, Minecraft in Redmond, Washington, United States | Software Engineering at Microsoft
jobs.careers.microsoft.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If you’re looking for a QA role in gamedev, have a few years of people management XP, and want to work on one of the most well-known games in the world, check out this new Senior Quality Lead role on Minecraft! (Note that I’m not the hiring manager, but you would be working with me!)
👋 Hej from our Stockholm office
June 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
👋 Hej from our Stockholm office
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Excited about this! Always wanted more customization of the Xbox Home Screen UI. These are nice quality of life changes.
New ways to personalize Home coming soon to Xbox consoles.
- Hide System Apps
- Pin Favorites to Home
- Reduce Tile Count
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
- Hide System Apps
- Pin Favorites to Home
- Reduce Tile Count
news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Excited about this! Always wanted more customization of the Xbox Home Screen UI. These are nice quality of life changes.
Your Realm, your choice to force Realm members opt in to the timeline in order to play on the Realm.
Nice admin feature coming to Realms SOON.
Nice admin feature coming to Realms SOON.
Realms upcoming feature sneak peek 👀
Bedrock Realm owners will have the option to require that players opt-in to the Realm's Timeline if they want to play on the Realm.
Bedrock Realm owners will have the option to require that players opt-in to the Realm's Timeline if they want to play on the Realm.
May 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Your Realm, your choice to force Realm members opt in to the timeline in order to play on the Realm.
Nice admin feature coming to Realms SOON.
Nice admin feature coming to Realms SOON.
Surprise Realms service side fix today -- resource pack subpacks can now be adjusted on Realms!
Really happy to get this long-standing issue fixed: report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/...
Just in time Actions & Stuff being added to the Marketplace Pass catalog which comes with Realms Plus!
Really happy to get this long-standing issue fixed: report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/...
Just in time Actions & Stuff being added to the Marketplace Pass catalog which comes with Realms Plus!
Queues - Jira Service Management - Jira Service Management
mojira.atlassian.net
May 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Surprise Realms service side fix today -- resource pack subpacks can now be adjusted on Realms!
Really happy to get this long-standing issue fixed: report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/...
Just in time Actions & Stuff being added to the Marketplace Pass catalog which comes with Realms Plus!
Really happy to get this long-standing issue fixed: report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/...
Just in time Actions & Stuff being added to the Marketplace Pass catalog which comes with Realms Plus!
Reposted by Dylan
In today's 1.21.80 update, Realms will show you the server region when joining. Using the new Advanced Realms settings, you can change the region for your Realm to improve ping times 😎
Server region support is also coming in the next Java update 😀
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Server region support is also coming in the next Java update 😀
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
May 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In today's 1.21.80 update, Realms will show you the server region when joining. Using the new Advanced Realms settings, you can change the region for your Realm to improve ping times 😎
Server region support is also coming in the next Java update 😀
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Server region support is also coming in the next Java update 😀
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Happy Monday! Want to know about how Realms hosts your server? I helped write a handy-dandy article that dives into the nitty-gritty of Realms server hosting and the improvements we have made recently.
Take a read and feel free to ask me questions!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Take a read and feel free to ask me questions!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
www.minecraft.net
May 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy Monday! Want to know about how Realms hosts your server? I helped write a handy-dandy article that dives into the nitty-gritty of Realms server hosting and the improvements we have made recently.
Take a read and feel free to ask me questions!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Take a read and feel free to ask me questions!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Reposted by Dylan
Looking forward to Creator Camp this Thursday and Friday! We're preparing tons of great sessions to help any Minecraft Bedrock Creator, wherever they are on their creator journey.
www.youtube.com/shorts/zmn8U...
www.youtube.com/shorts/zmn8U...
Bedrock Creator Camp - April 24th and 25th
YouTube video by Minecraft Creator Channel
www.youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Looking forward to Creator Camp this Thursday and Friday! We're preparing tons of great sessions to help any Minecraft Bedrock Creator, wherever they are on their creator journey.
www.youtube.com/shorts/zmn8U...
www.youtube.com/shorts/zmn8U...
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Leash ALL THE THINGS in today's Minecraft Bedrock Preview and Beta!
feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.90.20
Posted: 22 April 2025
Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:
These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
Minecraft Preview is availab...
feedback.minecraft.net
April 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Leash ALL THE THINGS in today's Minecraft Bedrock Preview and Beta!
feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/art...
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There's a new tabbed Realms UI in today's Java Snapshot, along with the ability to select where you'd like your Realm to be hosted: close to the first player to join, close to the owner, or in a specific region.
Low pings make Minecraft more fun 😄
Low pings make Minecraft more fun 😄
April 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There's a new tabbed Realms UI in today's Java Snapshot, along with the ability to select where you'd like your Realm to be hosted: close to the first player to join, close to the owner, or in a specific region.
Low pings make Minecraft more fun 😄
Low pings make Minecraft more fun 😄
Java Realms got an upgrade today in Snapshots!
Select your Realm's region preference -- the best for the owner, the best for the first to join in a session, or a specific region.
Also already available in Preview/Beta on Bedrock!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Select your Realm's region preference -- the best for the owner, the best for the first to join in a session, or a specific region.
Also already available in Preview/Beta on Bedrock!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
April 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Java Realms got an upgrade today in Snapshots!
Select your Realm's region preference -- the best for the owner, the best for the first to join in a session, or a specific region.
Also already available in Preview/Beta on Bedrock!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Select your Realm's region preference -- the best for the owner, the best for the first to join in a session, or a specific region.
Also already available in Preview/Beta on Bedrock!
www.minecraft.net/en-us/articl...
Rewatching Andor season 1 right now, and wow does it hit amidst everything going on right now. Incredible show. Not incredible for my stress levels
April 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Rewatching Andor season 1 right now, and wow does it hit amidst everything going on right now. Incredible show. Not incredible for my stress levels
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Testing out Vibrant Visuals + @xxpoggyislitxx.poggy.org 's Luminous Dreams on my Preview Realm and Wowzah 🤩
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Testing out Vibrant Visuals + @xxpoggyislitxx.poggy.org 's Luminous Dreams on my Preview Realm and Wowzah 🤩
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New Minecraft Snapshot: 25w16a https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w16a
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New Minecraft Snapshot: 25w16a https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w16a
In today's Preview patch notes, we shared some info about work we have been doing to improve our server hosting. One of the changes allows Realm owners to select the region their Realm is hosted in!
We'll be sharing a lot more info with the next full client release.
Let me know what you think!
We'll be sharing a lot more info with the next full client release.
Let me know what you think!
Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.80.28
Posted: 15 April 2025
Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:
These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
Minecraft Preview is availab...
feedback.minecraft.net
April 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In today's Preview patch notes, we shared some info about work we have been doing to improve our server hosting. One of the changes allows Realm owners to select the region their Realm is hosted in!
We'll be sharing a lot more info with the next full client release.
Let me know what you think!
We'll be sharing a lot more info with the next full client release.
Let me know what you think!
In other news… check out this article! In the video you can catch a glimpse of some of our Redmond Mojang Studio, including our playtest lab!
www.today.com/video/get-an...
www.today.com/video/get-an...
Get an exclusive look inside Xbox’s top secret gaming labs
When it comes to gaming, few play bigger than Xbox. See an exclusive inside look at its top-secret gaming development lab, where the next generation of the console is being crafted — including the lat...
www.today.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In other news… check out this article! In the video you can catch a glimpse of some of our Redmond Mojang Studio, including our playtest lab!
www.today.com/video/get-an...
www.today.com/video/get-an...
I SO hope this is wrong, but if you look into Yarvin and “Dark Enlightenment”, you’ll find a plan to destroy our democracy and replace it with autocracy
There are direct ties to this administration and its backers. Elon even calls himself “Dark MAGA”
Read this. Share it. Darkness dies in the light
There are direct ties to this administration and its backers. Elon even calls himself “Dark MAGA”
Read this. Share it. Darkness dies in the light
Buckle up medium.com/@aletheisthe...
On April 20th, 2025, the United States will Cross the Point of No Return.
That’s the day Donald Trump’s advisory committee is expected to release its findings on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act — a move that would allow him to deploy the military domestically…
medium.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I SO hope this is wrong, but if you look into Yarvin and “Dark Enlightenment”, you’ll find a plan to destroy our democracy and replace it with autocracy
There are direct ties to this administration and its backers. Elon even calls himself “Dark MAGA”
Read this. Share it. Darkness dies in the light
There are direct ties to this administration and its backers. Elon even calls himself “Dark MAGA”
Read this. Share it. Darkness dies in the light