Minecraft, created by Markus "Notch" Persson long before it became the most successful game of all time and a $2bn payday to Microsoft, was written in Java. Notch obfuscated the code to prevent others ...

Correction: Microsoft was in touch this afternoon through a spokesperson to clarify that the movement of accounts is only for people who use the Java edition of MineCraft. There are different versions ...

Despite being purchased by Microsoft, Mojang and Minecraft have still sort of gone their own way, ever expanding through the years with aid from the PC giant. Minecraft Java Edition in particular is a ...

Back in 2020, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that players of the Minecraft Java Edition would need to migrate their old Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts if they wanted to keep playing that ...

Minecraft Live 2021, Mojang's annual celebration of all things bright and blocky, is happening right now, and while we've been expecting updates about updates and new mob reveals, Mojang has also ...

Minecraft: Java Edition tests future updates and features through update "slices" known as snapshots. Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w13a is available for PC Minecraft players right now. The ...

Microsoft is quietly pulling back support for Java in its new products, dealing a new blow to a rival technology that played a starring role in the software giant's continuing antitrust battle with ...

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 ...