Ahh, to live under the sea! Forget your troubles amongst the bubbles in the ever-colourful Warm Ocean biome!

Learn all about the Deep Cold Ocean’s much kinder twin:

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Whether your resolution is to get better at parkour; crush your friends at mini-games; or cruise around the seas, roads and skies: start the year off right with the New Year’s Sale over at @MinecraftMarket:

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Bedrock players, ready your greenest fingers and your best scarecrow impressions, because this week’s Community Celebration gift is the Farm Life map by @PixelHeadsTeam!

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Java players, are you ready to see the Nether through a whole new set of eyes? Play as a tragically lost Strider and find your way back to warmth in the Striding Hero map by @Mitheyx – your custom-made Community Celebration gift for this week!

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Minecraft is for everyone, and that very much includes our blind community! In this latest episode of Meet a Minecrafter, join Chris to learn how sound and text-to-speech make it possible for him to hold off zombie hordes – and slay the Wither:

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A whopping 121 maps found their way to the Java Realms library this year, and our Content Team dug through them all to present you the latest and greatest. What touching selflessness!

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If that framed bucket of fish doesn’t quite class up your home, why not add a couple of tasteful rose bushes? Perhaps two couples? Or how about three?

Learn all about this favourite gift of the very, very hopeless romantic:

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In case you missed it, @CBSUnstoppable interviewed @_LadyAgnes last week. To quote the chat, "Lady Agnes is the definition of wholesome but also such an inspiration" 🤩 Watch it here:

Java players, you’re up! Whether you’re a skeleton with an attitude; a frost-ready adventurer or a Stray hiding nefarious plans: wear your heart on your sleeve with the free Striding Hero skins by @Mitheyx – this week’s Community Celebration gift!

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Bedrock players, put on your most mayoral chain of office! Construct massive projects, build grids and check in on your citizens in this week’s free Community Celebration gift: Simburbia by @jigarbov!

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Ice fishing sweaters, swirling snowflakes and corrupted automatons: you’ll find everything you need for a festive holiday season in this month’s @MinecraftMarket content added to Realms Plus!

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Patterns on patterns on patterns! If you, like most of us, live to weave, the kindly loom block isn’t about to limit your creativity! After all, what could go wrong?

Learn all about this favourite block of – ahem – natural designers everywhere:

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Despite this roller coaster of a year, you’ve made sure that Minecraft remains as creative, safe, and vibrant as ever. To celebrate you, our community, we’ll be giving away some great content for both Bedrock and Java over the next four Mondays:

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It’s here! Experience Minecraft in a whole new light with the official launch of RTX on Windows 10! Discover new worlds and build breathtaking creations with emissive pixels, water reflections, accurately cast shadows, and rich global illumination:

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ICYMI on @MinecraftMarket: Vikings of Old by Giggle Box Studios. Battleaxe in hand, shield wall ready and berserker mode set to ‘on’ – will you play the hero or the villain of the high seas?

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