# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade 2026 release is live!
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136
**Category:** Arcade
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136 "2026-02-13T22:12:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/21 "2026-02-17T19:30:40Z")
yeah i might revert the sound changes… it is accurate to hardware but the sounds have much more aliasing in the browser
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### Author:  [@mcodez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mcodez)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/22 "2026-02-17T19:56:14Z")
After reading through the blog, I can confirm that this is amazing 🥹
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### Author:  [@mcodez](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mcodez)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/23 "2026-02-17T19:56:51Z")
If it just explains the problem better I would like it but if it just fixes it I, I kinda don’t like that
I think it doesnt
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### Author:  [@PixelDoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PixelDoodle)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/24 "2026-02-17T19:57:09Z")
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/25 "2026-02-17T23:37:08Z")
hey folks, we usually do a patch release the week after updating the editor to address any bugs people find. so FYI, a hotfix will be coming this week that addresses the following issues:
- Bug: checkmark not appearing in block dropdowns to show what’s currently selected
- Bug: icon not rendering properly on animation blocks
- Bug: some block dropdowns aren’t scrolling properly when they have a lot of items (e.g. tile picker, string autocomplete fields)
- Bug: debugger toolbox is overflowing horizontally when variable names are too long
- Bug: error list keeps popping up even after you’ve dismissed it
- Bug: when deleting a top-level block, focus jumps to whatever block is in the top left of the workspace
- Bug: project descriptions can’t be deleted once saved in share dialog
- Bug: gallery isn’t showing up in tilemap editor when editing or creating a new tile
- Bug: selecting tilemaps from the gallery duplicates tiles in my tiles section
- Bug: sometimes clicking on tilemaps in the gallery throws an exception preventing it from replacing the current tilemap
plus a couple new features:
- Tiles imported from asset packs now get their own category in the tilemap palette (i’ll be posting a tutorial on how to create tileset packs soon)
- Standalone tilepicker block will be added to the scene category (sorry, i forgot to put this in the last release)
and finally, i’ll also be reverting the music changes. the new music is accurate to hardware, but it sounds too different from the old browser implementation.
if you find any other bugs, please let us know!
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/26 "2026-02-17T23:39:20Z")
Yaya! Go @richard!
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### Author:  [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/27 "2026-02-17T23:39:21Z")
yay thank you so much for these changes i can’t wait for the hotfix alot of the bugs here were rlly messing with me these past few days so im glad their getting fixed!
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/28 "2026-02-18T06:56:56Z")
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/29 "2026-02-18T07:06:06Z")
I was just about to post about the focus jumping, glad it got fixed!
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### Author:  [@Not-a-creepy-doll](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Not-a-creepy-doll)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/30 "2026-02-18T18:07:19Z")
Small request (don’t know if this was already asked by someone)
Is there a way you can add a mass delete option for the assets? A lot of the extensions seem to add unwanted sprites and such in the assets and you can’t delete them all in one go. It would mostly save some time when stuff like this happens honestly.
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### Author:  [@Reflectfr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Reflectfr)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/31 "2026-02-18T18:07:22Z")
yes lets go
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### Author:  [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/32 "2026-02-18T18:07:34Z")
there is also this error where when you add the same on this block and then delete it the yellow check one does not change back as fast as it did now I know that’s not that big of a problem but its just something I notice
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### Author:  [@Bilangus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bilangus)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/33 "2026-02-18T18:07:39Z")
Had this one too and it is **so much worse on mobile** , glad its noticed.
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### Author:  [@DEBOI](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DEBOI)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/34 "2026-02-18T22:25:53Z")
I took a break for a while. Im back now
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### Author:  [@Kikketer](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kikketer)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/35 "2026-02-19T00:43:04Z")
> [@Rune](#):
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> The other changes are cool, but AI? I want to believe this was pushed by the higher-ups at microsoft.
I believe that too. Say AI and investors, CEOs, execs open their wallets and let you grab whatever want. If it keeps the funding coming great, but let’s keep AI “explain with AI” not “do with AI”.
The day you can officially say “make a side scrolling game with flashing coins” in a prompt and see the result I think the purpose of MakeCode will be lost (learning tool).
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### Author:  [@Stickman4269](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Stickman4269)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/36 "2026-02-19T17:54:01Z")
This is a brilliant update for me since it means that I can use makecode again (idk what happened but it no longer crashes every 2 seconds)
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### Author:  [@Longlinh](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Longlinh)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/37 "2026-02-19T19:02:18Z")
I don’t even care about anything else, the unfollow block, tilemap gallery, etc…
This is great.
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### Author:  [@Bilangus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bilangus)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/38 "2026-02-19T19:02:30Z")
Reporting a bug here since i dont have a github: images kinda just mitose on their own whenever you try and use them. They seem to duplicate whenever i add them to a block of code.
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/39 "2026-02-19T19:03:10Z")
hotfix release is live now! give it a shot!
keep reporting any bugs you find in this thread!
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/40 "2026-02-19T19:03:51Z")
i need more info than that… can you record a video or give me some concrete steps to reproduce the issue?
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