“Minecraft” will usher in its first new dimension in 15 years – game sales exceed 425 million copies

Minecraft, the evergreen block-based sandbox developed by Xbox-owned Swedish Mojang Studios, has reached new sales peaks and is gearing up for its first expansion in years.

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Let us remind you that the last time Mojang reported the success of its creative was at the Minecraft Live 2023 demo in the fall of 2023, when Minecraft sold over 300 million copies.

how report Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said that 17 years after its release, “Minecraft” still attracts 300,000 new players every day and sells more than 425 million copies.

At Minecraft Live September 2026 Confirmed The first new dimension of gaming in 14 years – The Sift. It will debut in the action role-playing game Minecraft Dungeons 2 on September 29 and will come to Minecraft (Java Bedrock) in 2027.

You can enter The Sift through cracks that appear periodically. The developers describe the new dimension as colorful and calm (see below). minecraft dungeons 2 gameplay с Minecraft Live).

Additionally, an upcoming content update will bring a new cave biome to Minecraft (the “Ice Cave”), which contains a unique zombie variant (frozen). It is expected to be released by the end of 2026.

The first version of Minecraft debuted on PC in May 2009. Block Sandbox has since been released on most modern platforms, and will appear on the Nintendo Switch 2 hybrid console on October 27th.