The developer behind voxel sandbox Allumeria claims Microsoft have withdrawn a DMCA takedown filed against the game over alleged copyright infringement. According to an email posted on Discord by Allumeria developer Unomelon on February 10th, the strike accused their work of using content from Minecraft without Microsoft's permission.
Almost any game is improved when played with friends. If you don't have any, well, you can make some. That's why we jumped into some of the most popular multiplayer servers around to find the best, friendliest, and most fun of them all. Whether you want PvP action or some more friendly roleplay, there's a server on this list to suit you. After over ten years, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of public Minecraft servers to choose from. Safety, security, and content all need to be considered when you're thinking about joining in with some multiplayer fun, so we've narrowed your options down to a few safe bets. All of these Minecraft servers have strict rules, dedicated staff, and a welcoming playerbase, and we'll let you know below about age requirements or other caveats.
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Your first few days in any survival crafting game are pure hard, manual labor. In Minecraft specifically, we know that includes punching a few trees with your bare fists and digging your way into the ground when night falls for the first time. It must get easier than this, right? That's where Minecraft farms help. Right. It may take a day or two to find your feet, but once you have a few basic materials at your disposal, you can start building the simple Minecraft farm designs we've compiled below. In no time, you'll have infinite food, a renewable iron source for armor and tools, and even an XP farm so you can enchant your gear with ease.
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Minecraft remains one of the best games of all time over a decade on from its release, but spending such a long time in one game could lead to you running out of ideas. We've been there: you've already built a city, a castle, or even a Wild West outpost, so what's next? Luckily, there are plenty of unique builds, farms, and creations out there to inspire your next Minecraft project. This list includes everything from simple-but-essential base designs to epic creations of mind-blowing proportions. So, whether you're looking for Minecraft ideas that will take you a few hours or a few months to build, look no further; these builds can be copied directly or simply used to inspire your next creation.
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Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever, and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than it did in its early days. However, that elementary appeal remains. That said, over ten years on from those early days, it can be nice to change things up a bit, and Minecraft can look absolutely incredible with the addition of texture packs and shaders. Where shaders affect things like lighting, shadow, and color, texture packs alter the actual textures of the blocks and items around you, so the options are almost endless. Here, we've compiled a list of the coolest and most beautiful texture packs for both Java and Bedrock editions for 1.21.11. Do note that, while some of these may not be completely up-to-date, they can still be used in the latest Minecraft version, they just might not run entirely as intended.
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The top five games played on the PlayStation in 2025 by US players were exactly the same as in 2024, according to Circana's Player Engagement Tracker.
Minecraft has just unveiled some of the first features coming to its next game drop, and it's made me all warm and gooey inside. Clearly wanting to start 2026 by tackling the most important tasks first, Mojang has revealed an overhaul for several baby mobs in order to make them way cuter - the perfect prioritization for one of the biggest and best PC games on the planet, if you ask me. With new textures, models, and audio, if you thought Minecraft's kittens, piglets, and chicks were adorable before, you're simply not prepared for how they look now.
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Despite seeming close to death just a couple of months ago, we're now just days away from Hytale arriving in very early access. There's been huge buzz around the Minecraft rival for years, but since being prised from the clutches of Riot Games, the hype has reached new levels. Despite its art style, I've always been struck by how beautiful Hytale looks, but apparently, it'll look even better soon - and things will get much easier when it comes to creating and editing your own cubic kingdoms. V2 of Hytale's world generation system will "redefine the block-game genre," according to Hypixel Studios' top dog - and although it'll launch with V1, it'll offer you small glimpses of V2 worlds.
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Minecraft's getting marginally cuter with its next update, as it continues to pretend it isn't designed for the express purpose of teaching innocent children that in order to survive, you've sometimes got to beat some pigs and trees to death with your bare hands. Baby farm animal mobs, long just mini-mes of their adult versions with slightly different head/body size ratios are getting their own unique appearances.
People always find ways to challenge themselves in games, whether the developers intended it or not. I've Nuzlocked more Pokémon games than I've done regular playthroughs by this point, and I don't show any signs of slowing down. Minecraft players also love to make things harder for themselves. Where some people actively seek out the best Minecraft seeds to give them a head start, others embark on challenge runs or try to walk to the end of the procedurally-generated landscape - it took him 14 years, by the way.
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What are the best Minecraft tower ideas? While houses may seem like the ideal way to showcase your Minecraft skills, and a Minecraft treehouse is a wonderful accomplishment, there's something to be said about putting together a tower that reaches into the heavens. It's going to take a lot of time and energy, but boy, are the results worth it when you're quite literally towering over your world. The freedom to make whatever you want makes Minecraft one of the best PC games. These juggernauts are intricately detailed, fully climbable, and sure to keep you safe from the most dangerous Minecraft mobs. Between massive gothic spires, fantasy turrets, and everything in between, we've put together a list of some of our favorite Minecraft towers - which should be just enough to send your imagination sky-high in the survival game.
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