Minecraft finally releases its Chaos Cubed update, introducing new blocks, biomes, and mobs for fans to discover, plus a few bug fixes.

Vibrant Visuals is Minecraft‘s biggest visual graphics update to date, and it’ll come enabled as the default graphics setting in the native Switch 2 version! Released in June 2025 alongside our “Chase ...

Minecraft, the game that was released in 2011 but you could buy as far back as 2009, came out -- again -- on Wednesday, May 11. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is actually a repackaged version ...

Mojang Studios confirmed during June 2026’s Nintendo Direct that Minecraft is finally getting a dedicated Nintendo Switch 2 version, ending the console’s reliance on backward compatibility with the ...

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A little game called Minecraft, you might have heard of it, is getting a native release on Switch 2 later this year. You'll be able to enjoy the new(ish) 'vibrant visuals' display with enhanced ...

In addition, the game will have enhanced lighting and shadow effects, just to make things look extra fancy. As a nice bonus, if you have a world you're playing on the Nintendo Switch version of ...

Just when you thought Minecraft couldn't possibly exist on another platform, a rating board comes along to suggest otherwise. Nothing has been officially confirmed at the time of writing, though the ...