Minecraft has just released the first major snapshot for the upcoming Winter game drop, and things are starting to get pretty cool. In Minecraft 26.

Minecraft LIVE September 2026 featured a number of big announcements for the game, which we've rounded up below. The headline announcement was confirmation that the Sift is coming to Minecraft Java ...

Overview Packed Ice Bricks arrive with slabs, stairs, walls and a chiseled variant, expanding frozen architecture ...

Minecraft has revealed new Ice Caves coming in the 2026 Winter game drop. This will be a brand new biome, bringing new blocks, mobs, and environments to the game.

Minecraft 26.4 Java snapshot 4 introduces the new Brittle Ice block to its latest biome, along with adding a playlist feature ...

Ice Balls are the new projectile thrown by Frostbites. They deal a small amount of damage along with knockback, dealing up to 4 damage on impact, scaling down based on velocity. They break apart on ...

Crossing over between Dungeons II and the main game is new dimension The Sift, the first time the game has added a whole new reality in 15 years, since The End appeared in 2011. It’s a whole other ...

The showcase offered a glimpse of content coming in 2026 and of bigger projects planned for 2027, giving players a taste of ...

Mojang today hosted the latest edition of Minecraft Live unveiling new details on future updates coming to best-selling [...] ...

A new dimension from Minecraft Dungeons 2 will be added to Minecraft in 2027 ...