Every field note begins with a source. Checked through 2026-09-27; no October recap is used as September evidence.
Edition plans, release windows, Meadows and Carapace, environmental mechanics and official screenshot gallery.
Xbox Wire · https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/26/minecraft-new-dimension-sift-dungeons-2/The original Sift reveal, rifts and the Dungeons II gameplay trailer. Not a Java or Bedrock portal tutorial.
Minecraft.net · https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-dungeons-ii-gameplay-trailerDeveloper explanations of exploration, the ecosystem, co-op, armor pieces and talismans.
Official Xbox Podcast · https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/26/minecraft-dungeons-ii-the-sift-new-mechanics-better-exploration-and-more-official-xbox-podcast/Official game hub and platform/store navigation. A changing product page, not a dated patch note.
Minecraft.net · https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-dungeons-iiCreator documentation for a separate community interpretation. Never evidence of vanilla gameplay.
Mielon / CurseForge · https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mielons-the-siftBrand, website, image and attribution guidance. Recheck before publishing or monetizing.
Mojang / Microsoft · https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelinesThe homepage hero and four gallery frames come from Xbox Wire’s September 26 Sift article. The Dungeons II key art comes from Minecraft.net’s August 20 article. Game imagery remains © Mojang / Microsoft; no ownership or unrestricted reuse license is claimed.
Images are displayed from the original publishers’ image hosts. Only layout and responsive sizing are applied. No generated game artwork, fabricated screenshots or downloaded video files are included.
The developer interview is hosted by XBOX on YouTube. The gameplay trailer player links to the discovered YouTube upload; the article supplies reveal context. YouTube thumbnails are attributed through the corresponding watch links.
An announcement is not a tested walkthrough. An unlabeled screenshot is not a named biome. A creator’s mod page is not a Mojang changelog. Absence from this ledger means “not established by the reviewed material,” not “impossible forever.”
New release claims require fresh, edition-specific verification. Dynamic product pages have a review date, not an invented publication date. Guide dates are changed only after a content review, not on every deployment.