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on February 21, 2026
This isn’t the first time that Twitch has been reaching some major steps on its platform. Throughout the year there has been a steady uptick of people coming to the popular entertainment platform. Back in October, there was a massive surge in hours that resulted in a new all-time peak, but it seems that November has already taken over that slot with a new rec
Goats are among the few brand new mobs that will be added to Minecraft with the _Caves & Cliffs _ update. These offensive animals tend to ram other beings they encounter, and given the fact that their habitat essentially covers mountainous areas, incautious players can experience freefalls from dangerous heights if they take a hit from goats. Powder snow is another new addition, which basically endues blocks of snow with behavior that of cobwebs allowing entities such as players and mobs to sink through
Now, fans have an official Minecraft and Star Wars mash-up, as announced in a trailer from nintendo Switch accessories|https://Switchmixzone.com/ on YouTube earlier today. The star of the trailer is clearly The Mandalorian 's Baby Yoda , but the content will also feature a slew of other classic Star Wars content, like locations from the Original Trilogy (Hoth, Cloud City, and Mos Eisley Cantina) and skins of iconic characters (Leia, Han Solo, Luke, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, and more). Minecraft 's all-new __ Star Wars mash-up is available now in the Minecraft Marketplace for 1340 Mineco
Winners of Apple ’s App Store Best of 2020 were announced today with Among Us _ and Minecraft _ taking first place in key categories. Both games have been around for some time - Minecraft originally released on mobile platforms nearly 10 years ago and Among Us in 2018 - but the two games remain popular today. Among Us has been especially notable this year as its popularity unexpectedly skyrocketed years after its launch, capturing the imagination of many fa
Among Us and Minecraft join Genshin Impact in Apple’s winner circle winning the categories for Top Free iPhone Games and Top Paid iPhone Games, respectively. This year’s annual awards held by the tech giant celebrated apps which brought the world together and that gave people the ability to navigate the world during a global pandemic. Apple Fellow Phil Schiller pointed to this in a press release, stating that mobile apps were particularly impactful in 2020 and that games in these winning categories " delivered a great escape ." Highlighting this, Among Us is joined in the Top Free iPhone Games category by apps like Brain Out and Minecraft also shares the Top Paid iPhone Games with trivia and education-based tit
**Minecraft ** players can have a first proper look at multiple new features included in the Caves & Cliffs _ update thanks to a recently released snapshot for the Java Edition. The test client comes shortly after the community was treated to an early representation of mischievous goats and powder snow, also included in the upcoming update, via a _Minecraft Bedrock Edition beta rele
Since the initial release of Minecraft Dungeons , there have been a couple of DLCs to expand on the game. The first was the Jungle Awakens update, and most recently was the Creeping Winter addition . Each DLC pack added new areas to explore and new bosses to take down, whether solo or in a group. They both cost $6 as separate pieces of content. However, for players that purchased the Hero Edition of the game, both updates could be automatically played. On the other hand, the crossplay update that's coming up will be free of charge for all play
In the new State of Stream from November 2020 at Stream Elements , Twitch reported that while there was only a .5% month-over-month increase, it was still enough to bring in another milestone of nearly 1.7 billion hours watched. While some games did experience a drop in viewership, like Among Us or Grand Theft Auto 5, new games saw a major increase in views with releases that sparked viewership, like Minecraft’s Star Wars DLC that became available to purchase. That resulted in a 60% change in viewership for that particular game. Just Chatting has kept its number-one spot among the most-viewed content, with nearly 228 million hours watched – but that is an all-time high. There has also been a new streamer that has topped the charts over xQcOW, and that is Gaules, who has now sat atop the streaming charts three times. Another new streamer that has made his way into the top 10 is Sykkuno, popularized with his lets plays of Minecraft and Among
Games like Among Us ** and Minecraft ** have been extremely important this year with so many people impacted by COVID-19. It is wonderful to see games getting recognition for that and the awards that dominate the end of the gaming year also give players something fun to focus