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Hytale Feels Like Little More Than A Neat Minecraft Texture Pack
AppWizard
January 16, 2026

Hytale Feels Like Little More Than A Neat Minecraft Texture Pack

Hytale is an early access game that has been in development for a decade, facing a cancellation by Riot Games before its revival in November. The game features mechanics such as jumping two blocks high and a combat system that requires timing for attacks, which are similar to potential mods in Minecraft. Hytale includes familiar mobs like skeletons, spiders, zombies, and golems, alongside new creatures like goblins and Kweebecs, and a mysterious area known as the Void. Crafting in Hytale is more complex than in Minecraft, requiring multiple workstations, and workbenches can recognize adjacent chest contents. Despite its unique elements, Hytale often feels derivative of Minecraft, with similar sounds and inventory mechanics. Future updates, including an anticipated Adventure Mode, aim to introduce RPG-like storylines and quests. The game currently faces balancing issues but remains visually appealing, though it has not surpassed Minecraft's foundational elements.
Riot Games Launches League of Legends 2026 Season 1 PC Café Event With Free Rewards, Skins and Esports Prizes
AppWizard
January 16, 2026

Riot Games Launches League of Legends 2026 Season 1 PC Café Event With Free Rewards, Skins and Esports Prizes

Riot Games has launched its first PC café promotion of 2026, coinciding with the Season 1 update for League of Legends. The promotion, running until January 21, offers in-game rewards, trial cosmetics, and sweepstakes for players at participating PC cafés. Players can earn tiered rewards based on playtime, with those logging 20 hours receiving up to 15 Hextech Chest and Key sets. Participants are also entered into prize drawings for tickets to major esports events. A separate reward track is available for ranked victories, offering randomized rewards. Additionally, players will have temporary access to 15 champion skins from the Demacia region until January 30.
Over 1000 Classic PC Games Are Dirt Cheap On GOG Right Now
AppWizard
January 7, 2026

Over 1000 Classic PC Games Are Dirt Cheap On GOG Right Now

GOG has launched its Winter Classics Promo, offering over 1,000 vintage PC games at discounts of up to 95%. The promotion started on January 6 and will run until January 20. Games are free of digital rights management (DRM), allowing for easy download and play. Notable titles included in the sale are Theme Hospital, Fallout 3 GOTY Edition, Fallout New Vegas, Dungeon Keeper GOLD, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City 2000, Thief Gold, and many others.
Review: LEGO 21589 Minecraft Mini Biomes
AppWizard
December 23, 2025

Review: LEGO 21589 Minecraft Mini Biomes

LEGO 21589 Mini Biomes is set to release on January 1, 2026, with a retail price of .99 and comprising 797 pieces. The set features five distinct micro-scale dioramas representing different Minecraft biomes, including a mountain landscape, forest, mushroom field, desert temple, and savanna. Each biome includes unique elements and microfigures, such as a Steve, creeper, mooshroom, husk, and pillager. The set is designed primarily from 1×1 tiles and offers a backing plate for a pixelated skybox that can be displayed in day or night mode. Pre-orders are available on LEGO.com.
Stardew Valley-inspired cozy game gets its first ever battle pass, but it's the best system I've seen yet
AppWizard
December 10, 2025

Stardew Valley-inspired cozy game gets its first ever battle pass, but it’s the best system I’ve seen yet

Palia's Winter's Wonder update introduces a variety of holiday-themed content, including the Winterlights quest that rewards players with themed ornaments and items. The Zeki's Winterfest Challenge returns, featuring a treasure hunt for hidden chests containing snowy decorations. The furniture tint system has been revamped, allowing players to customize item colors with six new craftable tint palettes. A new Home Line, the Estate, inspired by the Mayor's manor, has been added, featuring a grand windmill. The update also introduces the Lunar Path, a battle pass-style progression system with no expiration dates on items, offering both free and premium tracks for progression through missions and daily quests. The Winter's Wonder pass includes a theme around Kitsuu creatures, providing players with a free Ancient Kitsuu t-shirt and various cosmetics. The update is currently live, with additional content such as earnable hairstyles and growable snowmen.
Who's 'The King in Yellow' And Why Are People So Freaked Out By Him? The 'Minecraft ARG' Inspiring Memes And Fan Art Explained
AppWizard
November 25, 2025

Who’s ‘The King in Yellow’ And Why Are People So Freaked Out By Him? The ‘Minecraft ARG’ Inspiring Memes And Fan Art Explained

The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories published in 1895 by Robert W. Chambers, featuring a fictional play that introduces elements like the "Yellow Sign," the city of Carcosa, and a mysterious entity called "the Stranger." The play serves as a source of forbidden knowledge, leading characters to madness. The work has influenced horror writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and resurfaced in popular culture, notably in HBO's True Detective. In late October 2025, YouTuber AverytheMayo shared a video about a Minecraft character exploring a mine, leading to Wifies creating a 40-minute ARG-style video titled "Searching for a World that Doesn't Exist," which gained over 15 million views within a month. This sparked a wave of fan art and engagement on social media, including a meme by X user @RachRatos that received over 40,000 likes. The ARG has inspired numerous memes and creative interpretations across platforms like TikTok.
How to solve the wall puzzle in Where Winds Meet
AppWizard
November 25, 2025

How to solve the wall puzzle in Where Winds Meet

Players in Where Winds Meet encounter puzzles, minigames, and AI chatbots in the landscapes of Qinghe and Kaifeng. In the Northern Vow Ruins during the Echoes of Old Battles quest, they face a wall puzzle requiring the sequence of symbols: 漂, 百, 移. Pressing 漂 illuminates the phrase 山 河 寸 土 on the left wall, while pressing 百 followed by 移 illuminates 誓 死 不 易 on the right wall. Players can retract incorrect selections and view the clue by pressing the L key. After completing the puzzle, they can access a new area, loot chests, and tackle a waterwheel puzzle by interacting with a stone pedestal behind a waterfall. Players should collect chests in the waterwheel room and examine text on the back wall to complete the quest. To continue, they must converse with Lie Buxi by the river northwest of the Northern Vow Ruins and later return to engage with two men outside a secret underground area.
Minecraft 1.21.11 Pre-Release 2
AppWizard
November 21, 2025

Minecraft 1.21.11 Pre-Release 2

The latest Pre-Release for version 1.21.11 introduces enhancements and bug fixes to improve the gaming experience. Notably, with the "See-Through Leaves" feature disabled, the gaps between leaves change from black to dark green, enhancing the visual appeal and providing a performance boost. Bug fixes in this update include: - MC-238715: Resolved an issue with the inaudible "minecraft:block.chest.locked" sound for other players. - MC-302660: Corrected a grammatical error in the "options.cutoutLeaves.tooltip" string. - MC-303061: Fixed the sound issue where the "minecraft:block.chest.locked" sound played at the player's position instead of the chest's. - MC-304023: Eliminated redundant level data fixer files in the worlds' "data" folder. - MC-304369: Addressed a crash when loading the game without an existing options.txt file. - MC-304401: Corrected the appearance of non see-through leaves. - MC-304421: Resolved an issue with the "attack_range" component disrupting hit results. Pre-Releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition, and players can install them through the Minecraft Launcher. A non-obfuscated experimental version and an unobfuscated server jar are also available for download.
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