Mojang is scaling back expectations for its next major Minecraft update. The studio recently confirmed a significant feature removal for the Java Edition 26.2 pre-release that changes how players ...

Minecraft players on the game’s Java version who’ve had to deal with communications from frustrating people in multiplayer lobbies finally have a way to solve that problem. The latest pre-release ...

Minecraft Java 26.2 Chaos Cubed update introduces Sulfur Caves, Sulfur Spikes, Friends List support, Vulkan graphics options, new music tracks, gameplay fixes, and quality-of-life improvements across ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

Minecraft's vast online realms will be easier to join, Microsoft says at the E3 show, and game consoles will play nice with Windows and phones. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 'Chaos Cubed' only recently launched, and Mojang are already smacking those keys to hook us up ...

Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition launched on PC in 2022, bringing the two main versions of the game to a mutual launcher. But even with the two games living happily as one, it can be a bit confusing ...

Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of the game for computers, while Bedrock is a newer version available on nearly every device.

Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 3 is now available for Java Edition testers, and it is mainly a cleanup build. The update focuses on Sulfur Cube behavior, Vulkan rendering issues, multiplayer stability, ...