Minecraft creator Markus Persson made headlines in 2014 when he outbid Beyoncé and Jay-Z to pay a record $70 million for a Beverly Hills, Calif., spec home. Now, Persson is looking to sell the house for the same price he paid 12 years ago. Read more:

Minecraft Dungeons II reviews are in, and the scores land in the mid-70s. Nintendo Life’s roundup puts Metacritic at 75, OpenCritic at 77, and the user score at 8.2. Destructoid went 9/10. IGN went 6/10. Most of the rest sit between those two. Higher marks cite flashier combat, more builds, and the new Sift realm. The lower ones call the combat shallow and the endgame thin. Nintendo Life’s own Switch 2 review is still on the way.

Minecraft #DungeonsII# is here! Take on an adventure with more action and more loot than ever before. Enter the Sift, an uncharted dimension of threats, mysteries, and beauty. Gear up and face your toughest enemies yet as a lone hero or bring allies in co-op or online matchmaking. Can you stop the crisis before all is lost? Out now on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, XBOX Series S/X, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Steam! Learn more here:

Minecraft Dungeons 2 seems to be landing reasonably well with critics, even if it still suffers from repetition and loot bloat. Character-build variety is wider; combat and traversal feel deeper and easier to control; the interconnected world to explore is larger; and plenty of post-game activities keep players busy after the credits roll.

Minecraft just revealed The Sift, its first new dimension in over 14 years. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says more than 300,000 people play Minecraft for the first time on an average day. That’s happening despite Minecraft having already sold over 425 million copies worldwide.

Minecraft Live 2026 just wrapped — and it was packed. New biomes, mobs, updates, and surprises that’ll change how you play. Here’s everything announced from the biggest Minecraft event of the year. Full recap and more at Windows Central 🔗