Overhauling Minecraft's world generation was like 'trying to build a skyscraper with hand tools' which basically scared Mojang off of continuing massive yearly updates

Mojang got so in over its head overhauling all of Minecraft's world generation tech five years ago that it swore off yearly title updates not long after.

The Slice of Life Minecraft add-on has become my new obsession after I realised I just needed a break from the mines

This delightful add-on sticks a load of new content into the game, like new furniture items to make your base feel more homey, alongside new decor and even some plushies. You know, all the essential ...

Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep‑sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.
PCQuest

Minecraft Marketplace Update Brings 21 New Worlds and Add-Ons

Minecraft Marketplace March 2026 adds 21 new packs including pets, PvP gear, baking tools, skins, and ocean exploration worlds. Here’s everything new.

Minecraft resource Crossword Clue

Now, let's delve into solving the Minecraft resource crossword clue, featured as 12 Down in the USA Today Crossword on March 2, 2026. This crossword clue page was generated automatically using ...
GitHub

A competitive mining mod for Minecraft

1.21.8 Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.136.0+1.21.8 1.21.8 NeoForge 21.8.52+ 1.21.7 Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.129.0+1.21.7 1.21.7 NeoForge 21.7. ...
Game Rant

Quartz Ore Location In StarRupture

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...
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An Entire Arctic Town Is Being Moved in Europe’s Minerals Expansion

Sweden’s mining company LKAB is relocating the entire town of Kiruna—including a 113-year-old church—to enable continued iron ore extraction. The Kiruna area hosts Europe’s largest known rare earth ...
Marketplace

Gigantic, driverless trucks set to transform Minnesota’s iron mining industry

A version of this story first appeared on Minnesota Public Radio. Hundreds of people stood in a long line that snaked outside the offices of Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk, Minnesota, last month, ...
Mongabay

Rare bats at risk as iron ore mine advances in Guinea’s Nimba Mountains

Guinea’s government is assessing the potential impacts of a mining project in the Nimba Mountains, in a biodiversity hotspot that has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site while being ...
The Economist

A giant iron-ore mine could bring Guinea riches or ruin

Underneath a ridge in the southern highlands of Guinea, a west African country of 14m people, lies one of the world’s biggest deposits of iron ore. Mining of the 3bn-tonne deposit, which would be ...