What’s new: Snapshot 26.2 adds a Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer to Minecraft Java, aligning it more closely with Bedrock Edition’s social tools. Why it matters: Players can connect directly ...

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

This is the dream, right? A game designer and coder, working completely alone and outside of a commercial context, hits on a concept that sets the world alight. It becomes a culture-saturating ...

A Minecraft Movie was the second highest-grossing domestic release of 2025, building on the video game’s devoted fan base and delivering a movie that inspired audiences to transform theaters into ...

We're no strangers to dropping into a completely different game in Minecraft. From Pokemon Red to Mario Kart, World of Warcraft to Bloodborne, there's a long laundry list of servers out there devoted ...

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President Donald Trump said he has told Kurdish forces not to enter the Iran war as the US and Israel continue launching strikes against Tehran. “We’re very friendly with the Kurds, as you know, but ...

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Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...