India, Sept. 5 -- Minecraft players have a couple of things to check out this week. Treasure Hunt is offering two in-game companions through a limited-time watch challenge, while Java Edition players have another 26.3 pre-release to test.

One is a quick reward hunt. The other is all about bug fixes, polish, and a few very Minecraft problems involving pigs, boats, and happy ghasts.

The Minecraft Treasure Hunt watch challenge runs from September 4 to September 13, 2026, at 23:59 Pacific Time. Players can earn different companions by watching eligible Minecraft livestreams on TikTok and Twitch. On TikTok, players need to watch Minecraft content on any Game Reward enabled livestream for at least 3 minutes while the stream is live. Completin...