As a gift to all the dedicated Java Realms subscribers, Minecraft has released 17 new Realms maps in one day, a considerable amount for just one day of the year. Last year, only ten maps were released ...

The new maps are based around the theme of "affordable housing." The first map, called "Skyrise Brawl," is a shrinking housing PvP map. Players will increasingly have less and less space, leading to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Minecraft" is built to be played with friends. adamkaz/Getty Images There are three ways to play multiplayer in "Minecraft: Java ...