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Tess Nakamura

Writer · Minecraft desk

Bedrock and Java updates, Marketplace, Realms, drop notes.

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Official Minecraft still — chest minecarts on rails rolling toward a Nether portal inside a yellow-green Sulfur Cave lined with sulfur spikes
Patch Notes

Minecraft Java 26.4 Snapshot 1: Vulkan becomes the default Graphics API

Minecraft 26.4 Snapshot 1 makes Vulkan the default Graphics API, bumps Data Pack 122.0 and Resource Pack 98.0, and adds connection IDs plus networking and worldgen changes.

24 Sept 2026 · By Tess Nakamura
Official Minecraft still — white Abandoned Camp tent on a lakeshore under red-orange Dappled Forest poplars at golden hour
Patch Notes

Minecraft Bedrock 26.50 Wilderness Bound: Abandoned Camps, Dappled Forest, and a packed fix list

Mojang’s Bedrock 26.50 ships Wilderness Bound — Abandoned Camps, Dappled Forest, Poplar wood — plus a long Realms, UI, stability, and creator-platform pass.

24 Sept 2026 · By Tess Nakamura