For a pair that specialize in giddy, girly EDM and brainrot electroclash-think Crystal Castles and 100 gecs by way of Nicki Minaj's "Starships" and Bangerz-era Miley Cyrus-meeting on Minecraft is perhaps the only logical origin story. And the best tracks on Beautiful Disaster, the duo's new mixtape, evoke the same feeling as the online realm where they first found each other: neuron-frying yet ecstatic and all-consuming.
It seems that until now, Minecraft has generated its baby animals by scaling down the body size of their adult forms, but keeping the heads the same. And that's good. That's worked. But there was room for improvement. In the next update, due in the spring, all the game's younger animals will receive bespoke designs, complete with all-new animations, sound effects, and the cutest iddle widdle eyes you've ever seen.
The collaboration reimagines some of Adidas' most iconic silhouettes through the blocky, digital lens of Minecraft's universe. We're talking the Samba XLG, Handball Spezial, Campus 00s, Superstar II, and even those beloved Adilette slides, each one carefully themed around specific Minecraft mobs and in-game elements. What makes this partnership work so well is how thoughtfully each shoe connects to its source material without losing the essence of what makes these Adidas classics so enduringly popular.
"Built on custom technology, handcrafted environments, and a play philosophy that rewards mastery across survival, PVP, creativity, and hardcore challenges, Vernearth launches with four major game modes: Oblivion, PVP/Event, Plotworld, and Challenge Mode. Together they form a unified ecosystem that supports every type of player. These modes will be rolled out starting at launch systematically to ensure a smooth player experience, so some of these modes may not be available right away. Explorers and builders to streamers, competitors, and high-stakes achievers will all have something innovative to experience in Vernearth."
Amazon's Black Friday deals are officially here, and right now you'll find the Minecraft Physical Edition on PS5 for its lowest price ever. It's discounted to just $25 (was $30), so if you haven't yet played the iconic game, this is a great chance to dive in (or snag it as an affordable gift for a friend or family member). The discount doesn't seem like much, but it comes bundled with 3,500 Tokens, which typically cost $20.
Towers are some of the most impressive structures you can build in Minecraft, but there are certainly some tower designs that stand out amongst the herd. The large buildings can have multiple purposes for your world or server in Minecraft, but at the end of the day, it's mostly about the thrill of the build. Constructing a 30-block high tower with lights, a decorative interior, and impressive exterior features is truly a feat of greatness, and we're here today to give you
It's fair to say that A Minecraft Movie was divisive. Critics by and large loathed it, but kids adored it on a colossal scale, catapulting it into multiple meme-driven frenzies. There was the thing about throwing popcorn, the Lava Chicken song, and a heartfelt tribute to a Minecraft YouTuber legend. It seemed to find that perfect spot of crowd-pleasing delight, while being close to impossible to defend on a critical level. (Although I maintain it spoke powerfully on toxic masculinity.)
Researchers from Google DeepMind have recently described a new approach for teaching intelligent agents to solve complex, long-term tasks by training them exclusively on video footage rather than through direct interaction with the environment. Their new agent, called Dreamer 4, demonstrated the ability to mine diamonds playing Minecraft after being trained on videos, without ever actually playing the game. The researchers dubbed their approach imagination training to emphasize that the agent learns solely from offline data, without any interaction with the physical world.
A man completes an absurd but humanity-affirming journey in Minecraft. Control finally gets Hideo Kojima's voiceover on console. And the first indicator of Ghost of Yotei sales is a potentially impressive one. Welcome to the latest Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku's daily roundup of gaming news and culture. My co-author, Zack Zwiezen, is out on vacation to parts unknown for a while so in the meantime, you're stuck with me.
The original PlayStation hit U.S. shores 30 years ago today, helping usher in a disc-based gaming revolution that reshaped the industry. Four new consoles and lots of hardware iterations later, PlayStation is the undisputed winner in the high-end console gaming space. What were the top-selling games that helped it get there? A newly released list of the top all-time performers across all PlayStation platformers in the States tells part of the story, and it's a pretty depressing one.
It's officially Animal Crocsing season, as the Crocs x Animal Crossing collection is now live and ready to order. Like its other collaborations, Crocs has taken the essence of the Animal Crossing games and applied them to its signature clogs, resulting in a colorful pair of shoes. If you'd like to grab a pair, Crocs is offering its Animal Crossing clogs in both adult women and kids sizes, with pricing varying between the two--$55 for kids, $85 for adults.
Copper golems will help tidy up cluttered bases in Minecraft by automatically storing small stacks of ores and tools. They currently offer experimental features in Bedrock Edition on specific platforms, while a full release is planned for 2025.
