Mojang said late Wednesday that the legacy, PC-centric Java version of Minecraft will now require a Microsoft account, a decision Microsoft says it’s making for security reasons and to ensure future ...

The snapshots for 1.18 are done as we move into a new phase of Minecraft betas for the upcoming update, and the changes are getting more technical as we go. 1.18 pre-release 2 upgrades the Java ...

Maybe ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ you wanted to buy Minecraft just for you or your kids, but instead, you found yourself asking the same question repeatedly: which one, Java Edition or Bedrock Edition? For years, ...

Bedrock has more players than Java due to the number of platforms it's on (Image via Mojang Studios) Ever since Microsoft purchased both Minecraft and Mojang Studios, there has been a divide in the ...

"Minecraft: Java Edition" gets native Apple Silicon support in "The Wild Update" version 1.19 which also introduces new biomes. "Minecraft" is a Microsoft-owned game by Mojang Studios and it is among ...

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Titled Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC, the newly merged version “will become the standard and only offering of vanilla Minecraft on Windows PC,” according to Mojang’s announcement. While the ...

Maybe you wanted to buy Minecraft for yourself or your kids, but quickly found yourself asking the same question over and over: Java Edition or Bedrock Edition? For years, this debate has puzzled both ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Update: The RTX open beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is now live. It is not supported in the Java version. The update introduces the new Bastion ...

This summer, Microsoft will release a beta of Minecraft: Education Edition written in C++ rather than Java, which looks like removing the performance problems associated with running the current ...

If you play the Java version of Minecraft, you’re going to want to update it immediately. That’s because Microsoft warned players on Friday of a serious security risk in the game. The “vulnerability ...

One of the longest-running divides in the Minecraft community is the one between Java and Bedrock. Java is the original version of the game, while Bedrock is the Microsoft-funded rewrite in C++. Each ...