# \[Announcement\] 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")
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### Author: ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@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")

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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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