Blog Post #1 — Roblox Round-Up (Mid-July 2025)

“Zen Gardens, Trusted Connections & RDC 25: Everything New on Roblox This Month”

From blockbuster game updates to platform-wide safety changes, July 2025 has been a busy month for Roblox creators and players alike. Here’s every headline you need—summarized in one place.

1. Grow a Garden Goes Meditative with the “Zen” Update

The cosy-farming hit introduces a Far-East-inspired biome, Tranquil Mutation pets, and a week-long Zen Event that lets green thumbs grow a massive “Zen Tree” for unique rewards. Early adopters also enjoyed Jandel’s chaotic pre-show featuring black-hole storms and zombie brains.
Source: The Times of India

2. Fresh Promo Codes & Balance Tweaks in Steal a Brainrot

Love undead hijinks? Grab July’s promo codes for extra Brainrots and cash. A mini-patch nerfs stun grenades and smooths boss-HP scaling for solo players. Redeem fast—codes expire quickly!
Source: MrGuider

3. Friends Become Connections—Teens Get “Trusted” Chat

Roblox is rolling out Connections to replace the classic friends list and adding Trusted Connections (13 +) with a selfie-based age check powered by Persona’s AI. Parents also gain new visibility and screen-time tools.
Source: The Verge

4. RDC 25 Returns to San Jose (Sep 5–6)

The annual Roblox Developers Conference is back in hybrid form with roadmap reveals, UGC workshops, and ample networking. Registration opens in August—set a reminder!
Source: Roblox Developer Forum

5. Studio QoL Boost: In-Experience Auto Setup (Beta)

Last week’s DevForum recap spotlights a new Auto Setup wizard that wires up monetization and analytics directly inside Studio, trimming onboarding time by ~30 %.
Source: Roblox Developer Forum

6. Legacy-OS Sunset on 20 March 2025

Still on Windows 7/8.1 or macOS 10.13? Roblox Studio will stop launching on those OSes next spring—start planning an upgrade.
Source: Roblox Developer Forum

Takeaway: Whether you’re tending a tranquil garden or gearing up for RDC 25, July’s updates prove Roblox is evolving on every front. Keep an eye on the DevForum for further patches—and more code drops.

Blog Post #2 — Minecraft Round-Up (Mid-July 2025)

“Snapshots, Hotfixes & Classroom Tools: The July 2025 Minecraft Digest”

From new snapshots to education-edition upgrades, Mojang has delivered a raft of improvements across every Minecraft flavour. Here’s the complete mid-July rundown.

1. Java Snapshot 25w20a: Craftable Saddles & New Music

The latest 1.21 snapshot finally makes saddles craftable (3 Leather + 1 Iron), adds the “Tears” disc by Amos Roddy, five ambient tracks, subtle fog, and wolf-personality tweaks.
Source: Minecraft Hosting Pro

2. Bedrock Hotfix 1.21.94 (14 July)

A small but critical patch fixing entities reverting to vanilla in some Marketplace worlds and resolving disappearing template packs—crucial for Realm hosts.
Source: Minecraft Feedback

3. Marketplace Summer Highlights

Nineteen new packs hit Marketplace Pass & Realms Plus, headlined by Coral Cove Survival, Sky-Sailors Steampunk, and Sun-Baked Resort Roleplay—perfect warm-weather inspiration.
Source: Minecraft.net

4. “Back-to-School” Update for Minecraft Education

Teachers now get Immersive Reader, Single Sign-On, join-codes for multiplayer, and quill-to-PDF export—just in time for the academic year.
Source: education.minecraft.net

5. New “Hour of AI” Lesson World

The refreshed Hour of Code: Generation AI world walks students through prompt-engineering and ML basics with MakeCode or Python activities.
Source: education.minecraft.net

6. Minecraft Live 2025: Visual Overhaul Teased

March’s Minecraft Live stream showed a path-traced Vibrant Visuals upgrade for consoles and teased this year’s Mob Vote—details due later this summer.
Source: Minecraft.net

Takeaway: With Java snapshots adding new crafting, Bedrock patches keeping Realms stable, and Education Edition doubling down on AI literacy, July 2025 proves Minecraft’s sandbox keeps expanding. Stay tuned for more 1.21 snapshots—and that Mob Vote reveal.