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Between Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, Minecraft Marketplace is going back to school and celebrating learning with a host of educational treats, including a free map from Minecraft Education and the Nobel Peace Center. "Log in to play the free Peace Builders adventure created through a Minecraft Education partnership with the Nobel Peace Center," writes Sophie Austin in a post on Minecraft.net. "Meet four ground-breaking Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Jody Williams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, journalist Carl Von Ossietzky and the United Nations Refugee Agency, and help restore peace to your Overworld." Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more. Continue reading...

Gamers looking forward to Minecraft Legends, the upcoming action strategy game set to expand the Minecraft universe, have a new trailer to feast their eyes upon. Released at gamescom, the "Fiery Foes" trailer reveals more of what you can expect when you pick up the hero’s banner in the game coming in 2023. Head over to Minecraft.net to watch the trailer and catch up on the world of Minecraft Legends. Continue reading...

To celebrate the return of gamescom, Microsoft Flight Simulator on Thursday released its first-ever City Update, featuring five new photogrammetry German cities: Hanover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Bonn and Cologne. The free update can be downloaded now from the in-sim marketplace. The team also revealed details about the upcoming release of its 40th Anniversary Edition. Available for free on Nov. 11 to those who own Microsoft Flight Simulator or Xbox Game Pass members, the edition will feature helicopters and gliders for the first time since 2006. "In addition to the helicopters and gliders, we will introduce another highly-requested community feature: a true-to-life airliner, the sophisticated Airbus A-310 where nearly every single button...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are trying out a new touch keyboard setting in this build and Windows Terminal is now the default terminal. This build includes a good set of fixes to improve the overall experience for Windows Insiders. We’re also releasing another Microsoft Store update starting with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel – details below. We have added a new known issue for this build where apps that rely on the .NET Framework 3.5 may be broken. If you have apps installed that use the .NET Framework 3.5 and need them to work, you may want to pause flighting and hold off updating to this build. What’s new Updated Touch Keyboard Settings We...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.586 and Build 22622.586 (KB5016701) to the Beta Channel. Build 22622.586 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.586 = New features off by default. As a reminder, Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can check for updates and choose to install the update that will have features rolling out (Build 22622.xxx). Fixes in Build 22622.586 [General] We fixed an issue causing DWM crashes (leading to black flashes or content stuck on the screen) for Insiders on 22622.575. We fixed an issue causing SQL Server Management Studio to fail to launch for some Insiders. [File Explorer] Fixed an issue causing...