# \[Announcement\] 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:  [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/61 "2026-02-24T04:00:34Z")
ill try but for more detail I tried to grab the start block and it like duplicated and I could not drag the one
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### Author:  [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/62 "2026-02-24T04:01:29Z")
but also the one did not go yellow tic tac toe pattern and there was no error
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### Author:  [@Ima.notarobot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Ima.notarobot)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/63 "2026-02-24T17:48:13Z")
I have had that appear too before. I’m pretty sure you got an error , and it was fixed. Then that thing appeared. could you also stretch it out and drag it around?
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### Author:  [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/64 "2026-02-24T17:48:24Z")
also I know this is not a bug but this is a post about a update so you could add it so in the project area to be able to select more than one project so you could delete or duplicate a project also maybe the option on a different new overlap block for tile or sprite to not count or count transparent pixels
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### Author:  [@Iro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Iro)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/65 "2026-02-25T19:02:09Z")
No, sorry, there still seems to be a problem with it.
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/66 "2026-02-25T22:27:47Z")
Hey folks!
Hotfix number 2 went out this morning! Included fixes for these issues:
- Fixed focus logic when disposing of blocks (reported by lots of people)
- Fixed bug where audio descended into crackly madness when left running for too long (reported by @PixelDoodle)
- Fixed bug where assets were duplicated when selecting them from the “My Assets” tab in field editors (reported by @Bilangus)
…and some bugs nobody reported:
- Fixed glitchy images in the gallery tab of the asset view.
- Fixed animating preview on animation blocks not stopping (only in non-chromium browsers).
- Removed the weird white squares next to variable names in the debugger toolbox.
- Removed the size filter for loading projects via HEX/UF2/PNG drag-and-drop. This was preventing large projects from being dragged into the editor.
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### Author:  [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/67 "2026-02-26T04:45:22Z")
Hey does anybody have that weird problem where when too much sound is playing the entire game just mutes and won’t unmute until reloading? or has it been fixed?
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### Author:  [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/68 "2026-02-26T17:52:45Z")
Idk if this is really related or not but the problem i’ve been having [here](https://forum.makecode.com/t/project-no-longer-opening-after-new-mkcd-release/42135) has been fixed with the new update! Thanks a bunch to the Makecode Arcade team.
Now I won’t have to use an older version. Which really just reminds me i should manually save my projects more often 💀 lol
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/69 "2026-02-26T17:53:51Z")
that should be fixed, make sure you have version 4.0.8 (check the about section in the settings cogwheel in the top bar to figure out your version)
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/70 "2026-02-26T17:58:42Z")
OMG! YEP!
> **[Song Issues](https://docs.google.com/videos/d/1yx6PPcefx06TFD7vYJg7H8g2-clB54W6vs5ZRuY8RTA/play)**
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> Microsoft MakeCode Arcade Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/71 "2026-02-26T23:13:01Z")
It is still not fixed.
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/72 "2026-02-26T23:14:53Z")
can you send me a project that has the issue? i can’t reproduce the error myself.
also, can you check what version of makecode you had? go to the settings cogwheel in the top-right of the editor and choose “About”, then send me a screenshot.
and what browser are you using?
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/73 "2026-02-26T23:30:42Z")
I cannot however send an exact project, but there is a video with proof.
> **[Song Issues](https://docs.google.com/videos/d/1yx6PPcefx06TFD7vYJg7H8g2-clB54W6vs5ZRuY8RTA/play)**
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> Microsoft MakeCode Arcade Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/74 "2026-02-26T23:31:27Z")
@Peau12 that video doesn’t help me. can you send the about dialog screenshot and the browser info i asked for?
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/75 "2026-02-26T23:35:31Z")
What happens is that when I leave it playing, it starts breaking up and then eventually stops sounds.
I am using Chrome. I hope this helps!
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/76 "2026-02-26T23:38:06Z")
@Peau12 I understand the issue, but could you please give me the screenshot of the about dialog.
first click this:
then click about:
and then send me this number:
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### Author:  [@BitBot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BitBot)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/77 "2026-02-26T23:38:23Z")
That happens to me too!
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/78 "2026-02-26T23:38:25Z")
I am using 4.0.8. I checked an hour ago!
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### Author:  [@Peau12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Peau12)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/79 "2026-02-26T23:42:05Z")
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Here is the screenshot.
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-2026-release-is-live/42136/80 "2026-02-27T00:01:25Z")
if anyone else is still experiencing the audio issue, can you please send me a share link to your project, the version of your browser, and the makecode version in the about dialog?
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