Mojang recently dropped its plans for Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack and summed up the canceled visual update as being "too technically demanding to implement as planned." But in its announcement, the team teased that it wasn't all b...

This one stings a bit, even for people with only a passing interest in Minecraft. Two years after Mojang promised the Super Duper Graphics Pack, the developer has decided to move on, citing feasibility concerns. The eye-catching visual upgr...

One of my absolute favorite parts of Minecraft is the "Mash-Up" system. It's basically just a way to shift the game's existing assets into different themes, but the ability to play a faux Elder Scrolls, Halo, or Mass Effect adventure is a t...

Minecraft Earth is another intriguing AR game that could make waves in the mobile market, similar to what Pokemon Go did a few years back. It has a similar track, as it's going to be free-to-play and will arrive on iOS and Android, but the ...

During Microsoft's E3 press conference, the publisher dropped a brand new trailer for new title Minecraft Dungeons, which appears to be an isometric adventure title that blends the dungeon-crawling fun of games like Diablo with the cubic ae...

Another title from Telltale Games' back catalog will be disappearing this year. Minecraft: Story Mode, the spin-off of Mojang's insanely popular craft-a-thon, will be leaving digital marketplaces on June 25, 2019. All platforms and both sea...

When Microsoft shelled out $2.5 billion to buy Minecraft back in 2014, everyone knew why the price was so steep. Minecraft is one of the most popular video games on the planet, a block-building machine that absolutely prints money...

Today during Minecraft's 10th anniversary, Microsoft unveiled the new "top secret" project: Minecraft Earth. It's that AR (augmented reality) concept we heard about recently, much in the same vein as Pokemon Go, Garfield Go (haha), and what...

It's possible to (officially) play Minecraft Classic for free in your browser like it's 2009 all over again. You won't need to bust out a separate launcher or catch up on in-depth wikis – it's a cinch. In celebration of the game's fas...

I thought I was done with Minecraft for good, but an augmented-reality mobile game could be the precise thing to pull me back in after all these years. Earlier today, Microsoft began teasing Minecraft AR with the promise that more details w...

Speaking with Variety, a Microsoft spokesperson has announced that Minecraft creator Markus Persson - better known by pseudonym "Notch," will not be in attendance at an upcoming event celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the globally popu...

It's no secret now that Nintendo and Microsoft are getting a bit chummy with one another. The two companies have advertised Minecraft together, former Xbox console exclusives have started popping up on Switch, and they never shy away f...

Minecraft is still a phenomenon. It has tens of millions of active players on any given month from all age groups and at this point: a ton of different monetization schemes. Picking it up was one of the smartest moves Microsoft has made in ...

A new update has rolled out for globally-popular crafting title Minecraft that appears to remove multiple references to the game's creator, Markus Persson, mostly known by his handle "Notch".Although Persson's name remains in the Minecraft ...

Minecraft players have gathered to leave tributes at an in-game memorial, built to honour the memory of a friend who recently lost their battle with cancer. Bryan Heffernan - known in-game as "Pendar2" - was the host of the popular Minecraf...

Microsoft has added another heavy hitter to the Xbox Game Pass lineup: Minecraft. Revealed on Inside Xbox, Minecraft will be playable with an Xbox Game Pass subscription starting April 4, 2019. The service costs $10 per month and includes ...

Here at Destructoid, we routinely host contests for various gaming prizes. Things like free copies of upcoming games to plush penises from Devolver Digital: Dtoid has given back to the community in small ways over the years. Those giveaways...

Nintendo may have been the company to end 2018 with a Smashing bang, but last year really belonged to Sony. The PlayStation 4 has given the company its turn-of-the-Millennium confidence back, as has a steady stream of critically acclaimed a...

4J Studios has done a terrific job with supporting Minecraft on legacy consoles. Originally launched in 2013 for PS3/Vita and 2015 for Wii U, the games have continuously been patched with new content and performance fixes to get the most ou...

Microsoft has announced a new costume pack for hugely-successful build 'em up title Minecraft, with aims of raising cash for animal-friendly charity The World Wildlife Fund.The "Paws and Claws" pack will be the first of the WWF-themed chari...

This weekend will see Mexico City play host to the X018 event, a weekend of Xbox-related fun 'n' games which will see fans gather for news, trailers and no doubt a glut of great multiplayer action.Videocasters Inside Xbox will be on hand, b...

Your cat could be an official Minecraft cat if your cat is exceptionally cute and cool. (All cats are exceptionally cute and cool, so I am of the opinion that all cats belong in Minecraft.) The Minecraft team is making a blocky in...

For years people have been lauding the World of Warcraft model that's been in place for 14 years now: build with expansions and don't split the playerbase. Some companies like Bungie defied this (creating Destiny 2 right as Destin...

At this point people who refer to Minecraft as a fad are just as ridiculous as the folks who said the same thing about Pokemon in the early 2000s. It's just as popular as ever, appeals to pretty much all ages and skill levels, and is n...

When I played years ago, Minecraft was a lonely and contemplative chill-out exploration game backed by soothing tunes from C418. That's how I preferred to play it, anyway. I kept the action to a minimum. Going in the completely opposite dir...