GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. You can play Minecraft just about anywhere--PC, consoles, and mobile devices all run Mojang's seemingly immortal game. But the truth is that despite ...

Mojang has released the first release candidate for Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.9, aiming for a smooth official launch. This version addresses several bugs and allows players to test it via the ...

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 ...

Once you've installed the Minecraft Launcher, updating Java Edition can be accomplished with the press of a button. As long as you're connected to the internet and decide to boot up Java Edition, the ...

Minecraft Java is the earliest version of the game that was released as part of the original debut. Since then, Mojang has released the Bedrock edition to make the game more accessible to a wider ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the amount of time people spend on gaming has jumped significantly over the last few weeks. One of the biggest games, maybe even THE biggest game, of the last decade is now ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While you may be limited to which version of Minecraft you can play based on the device you're using, there are some important differences between ...

The “Imagination Island” world in the Minecraft with RTX beta — ray tracing enabled Image: Mojang/Xbox Game Studios via Blockworks, Nvidia With Minecraft’s new ray-traced visual overhaul now live in ...

Minecraft comes in two versions that are purchased separately and are not interchangeable. Deciding which version is right for you can be a daunting experience, but we’ll try to make it easy for you.

There are two major versions of Minecraft, one of which is available only for computers, and the other of which can be played on nearly every device. Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of ...