Major multiplayer boost: Java Edition now supports a Friends List and peer-to-peer world joining, removing the need for LAN or external servers. Extra snapshot content: Snapshot 7 also brings a new ...

The latest Minecraft Snapshot brings two huge multiplayer features to Java Edition, finally giving it parity with Bedrock ...

Java developers absolutely must learn Maven. Maven is the most popular and pervasive build tool in the Java world. Even if you don't use Maven directly, alternatives such as Gradle, Jenkins or Ivy ...

The most significant addition to the Java language since Sun Microsystems rewrote the collections API for Java 5 is the introduction of Java records. Java records address two significant pain points ...

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update has just landed on the Java side of the sandbox game, and I'm already eager to see what the wealth of inventive Minecraft creators and modders can do with its ...

The new Minecraft Tiny Takeover update is the ninth 'game drop' Mojang has launched since it switched to the new model of smaller, more frequent overhauls to the sandbox game. It made the change from ...

Nintendo Co. is cutting back the production of Switch 2 after demand for the $450 gaming console trailed the company’s expectations during the year-end holiday season, particularly in the US. The ...

The Minecraft brand continues to go strong in 2026. Mojang has announced Minecraft Dungeons II. The original Minecraft Dungeons was released in 2020 by Mojang with Double Eleven. This Minecraft ...

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Mojang Studios and Double Eleven have announced Minecraft Dungeons II for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC via ...

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Mojang Studios and Double Eleven have announced Minecraft Dungeons II for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It ...

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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 ...