In light of Mojang making significant decisions aboutMinecraftand its future, 2025 appears to be a promising year for the game with a new approach to upcoming updates, live events, and player engagement. Earlier in 2024, Mojang announced that it was reconsidering how it approachedMinecraftregarding new content, with major changes including scrapping mob votes and scaling back the size of future updates. For instance,Minecraft’s most recent new “feature drops” released during 2024, such as the Bundles of Bravery or The Garden Awakens, are potential examples of what players could expect to see in 2025.
In addition to other blog posts and comments made by Mojang’s developers, such as assurances to continue listening to player feedback and developing more focused broadcasts for its Live events, 2025 will beMinecraft’s first full year adopting these new approaches. Players should likely expect even more small-scalefeature drops in 2025 forMinecraft, giving them better insight into what new directions Mojang has planned, especially now that large-scale updates are potentially being retired. Moreover, 2025 will include other keyMinecraftprojects beyond the game such as the upcoming film adaptation,A MinecraftMovie.
Everything Rumored and Confirmed Coming From Minecraft in 2025
Minecraft’s New Feature Drops Hints at More New Content in 2025
The biggest change players should expect to see more of in 2025 isMinecraft’s new feature drops. As Mojang transitions away from one or two larger updates a year, its new smaller feature drops could come much more frequently throughout 2025, such as every few months. Its latest feature drop, The Garden Awakens, can give players an idea of what to expect for new content in the future, like drops focusing on adding or improving biomes and mobs, introducing new gameplay mechanics, and more.
Mojang has been outspoken about this transition too, outlining that, in addition to short-term feature drops throughout the year, it will continue to planMinecraft’s long-term future as stated below.
Minecraft is a game that has been growing since it first released, and alongside these regular content drops, our developers will be focusing on long-term initiatives to ensure we can continue to evolve Minecraft long into the future.
As a result,2025 could be the first year Mojangwill fully implement these new approaches after testing the waters with past updates like Tricky Trials. However, while players will likely see more newMinecraftcontent throughout the year, this might not be as cohesive as large-scale updates, as Mojang could update the game in a range of both expected and unexpected areas, such as those below.
Mojang Will Host More Minecraft Live Events in 2025
Aside from its new approach to content updates, Mojang will also be changing itsMinecraftLive broadcasts, with examples of this seen with theend ofMinecraft’s contentious mob votes. In particular, Mojang has specifically confirmed thatMinecraftLive will now occur twice a year, as outlined below:
Minecraft Live will now become a more focused broadcast, and it will happen twice per year. Each show will be packed with everything you need to know about the latest features we’re working on … and the newest news from across the Minecraft franchise.
While these Live events will likely include various updates to theMinecraftfranchise overall, it could indicate how often Mojang will be releasing updates and projects, and if it continues to use these events to promote new content during 2025 and beyond.
A Minecraft Movie Will Hit Cinemas in Early 2025
AlongsideMinecraftitself and Mojang’s hints at potential spin-offs in the franchise’s future, one of its most significant projects,A Minecraft Movie, will be released in April 2025. With a live-action cast of big names like Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Danielle Brooks, it appears the film will focus on modern-day individuals becoming trapped in aMinecraft-like world. However, based on the mixed reception toA Minecraft Movie’s trailers, it’s unclear if the film will stay true to the game or be as successful as other live-action gaming adaptions likeFalloutorThe Last of Us.
