Minecraft is a game based on limitless creativity and building in a three dimensional sandbox world.

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.

Microsoft and Mojang Studios revealed that Minecraft has reached the massive milestone of 300 million copies sold, making it the best-selling video game of all time.

“As we approach the 15th anniversary, Minecraft remains one of the best-selling games of all time, with over 300 million copies sold, a milestone no one could have dreamed of when we were all placing our first blocks. Our incredible community has built Minecraft into what it is today and what it will become in the future. We can't wait to share new Minecraft content and experiences in the years ahead,” said Helen Chiang, CVP of the Minecraft Franchise and Head of Mojang Studios.

Here is an overview of the news from around the Minecraft franchise featured in this year’s Minecraft Live show:

New Star Wars: Path of the Jedi DLC

A teaser trailer will reveal the new Star Wars: Path of the Jedi DLC, coming to the Minecraft Marketplace on November 7. The trailer will highlight the adventure as players advance from padawan to Jedi knight and showcase a variety of gameplay features including lightsaber combat and using Force powers. We’ll also see appearances from iconic Star Wars characters and get a glimpse at locations players will be able to explore. The Minecraft community will be able to redeem a free creator item in the Minecraft dressing room.

Planet Earth III DLC from Minecraft Education and BBC Earth

To coincide with the launch of the new Planet Earth III television series which airs globally this Fall, Minecraft Education will announce a new DLC inspired by the series, coming to Minecraft Education and Minecraft Marketplace in 2024. On the heels of our recent Frozen Planet II DLC, the Planet Earth III DLC will continue to immerse players in the wonders of the natural world with the overarching message that everything in nature is connected and we therefore need to take care of our planet so it can take care of us.

Minecraft Legends Updates

Minecraft Legends Principal Design Director Craig Leigh will join the team on stage and discuss the community-requested changes that have been made to Minecraft Legends since the game’s launch in April 2023, including: the ability to pet animals, custom campaign and PVP modes, controls and UI shown on screen, pillars of light for waypoints, and improved path finding. The team will announce the latest Lost Legends for Minecraft Legends including “Creeper Clash” just in time for Halloween on October 19 and “Snow vs Snout” in December. The team will announce new features coming in a December update including: frogs, new piglin unit and structure, and new witch allies in the game who will throw potions.

"It's been a busy year for the Minecraft Legends team! After a successful launch in April, we turned to our fantastic community to understand what they were enjoying, what needed to be improved, and what we could add to make the game better. Over the last 6 months the team have focused on greatly improving key systems and adding brand new features. We're excited to see the community's reaction to the new content announced at Minecraft Live,” said Craig Leigh, Principal Design Director at Mojang Studios.

15th Anniversary Celebration Announced!

Mojang’s Lydia Winters announced 2024 as Minecraft’s 15th Anniversary Celebration and tease exciting plans for the year to come.

"As we mark our 15th year, we at Minecraft want to express our gratitude to our passionate Minecraft community. It is our community’s creativity and dedication that has helped shape this world into something extraordinary. As we kick off this milestone year, we eagerly look forward to honoring and celebrating your contributions, stories and adventures. Thank you for 15 amazing years of crafting, building and exploring together. Stay tuned for more updates and surprises in 2024!," commented Kayleen Walters, Head of Franchise Development at Mojang Studios

Mob Vote

The Minecraft community’s choice between armadillo, penguin and crab, for the latest mob added in Minecraft’s 2024 update will be revealed.

Agnes Larsson and Jens Bergensten revealed the following new features coming to Minecraft in mid-2024:

• The Crafter. For the first time, automated crafting is coming to Minecraft. A new feature that will be of particular interest for redstone engineers, the Crafter also includes a unique intuitive UI to help players new to redstone understand the feature’s mechanics. This intuitive UI introduces toggleable slots to the crafting grid meaning if an empty slot is clicked with an empty hand, the slot becomes disabled. If a disabled slot is clicked, it becomes enabled to define your crafting recipe. 
• Trial Chamber. Procedurally generated structures underground, the new trial chamber present a unique challenge (including a new hostile mob!) for players to overcome. The trial chamber is generated using new copper block sets, Tuff block sets and copper bulbs.
• Copper Bulb. These new light-emitting blocks are made from copper and like other Copper blocks, can oxidize over time, be waxed, and scraped with an axe. The light level it emits depends on the oxidation stage - the more oxidized it is the dimmer it becomes!
• Trial Spawner. This new type of spawner will not spawn additional mobs for an extended period after it has spawned a specified target count of mobs, different than standard mob spawners. The spawner also rewards players by ejecting its loot. Trial Spawners will adjust some of their parameters dynamically based on how many players are nearby.
• The Breeze. The newest hostile mob added to Minecraft, the Breeze is found in the Combat Trial Chambers, a challenge for players braving the chambers. The Breeze moves by jumping and shoots projectiles of wind energy that explode on impact, like how Blazes shoot fireballs. If it collides with a player or entity, it explodes immediately. These explosions cover a blast radius of a few cubic blocks, deal a small amount of damage, and knock back all entities in the area. They have a new particle indicating what's happening, differentiating it from a typical damage explosion.

“We’re excited to see our community’s reaction to the new features announced at Minecraft Live. This update is a precious mix of exciting adventures, combat trials and tinkering - we believe it adds something delightful for lots of different kinds of play styles! Long-term we want to evolve Minecraft for every play style and we’re looking forward to continue creating update 1.21 together with our community,” said Agnes Larsson, Vanilla Minecraft Game Director

Alec Benjamin, Minecraft fan and singer-song writer, surprised the Minecraft community with a “Minecraft version” of his global hit song “Let Me Down Slowly” at the end of the broadcast. 

“Minecraft, like music, is a place for endless creativity, exploration and storytelling of all of kinds. I’m excited to bring a fun new take on my song ‘Let Me Down Slowly’ to Minecraft Live and I hope it inspires the community to tell their own stories, whether in Minecraft, music or wherever their passions may lie,” stated Alec Benjamin.

Key Features:

• Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine.
• Includes five skin packs and two texture packs to customize your gameplay!
• Use the touch screen to check your map or manage your inventory!