Mojang has officially kicked off the pre-release phase for Minecraft Java Edition 26.2, and the first pre-release has now been made available. You can now expect mostly bug fixes as the team prepares ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

Minecraft maker Mojang Studios has rolled out the seventh snapshot for its 26.2 update this week. The latest drop includes a built-in Friends List system, peer-to-peer multiplayer support, new music ...

Mojang recently released a brand new friends list feature for Minecraft Java Edition. Previously, only Bedrock Edition gave you the option to send friend requests and add friends to the game. This ...

Mojang is currently working on the next major Minecraft content update, Chaos Cubed, and that means public testing is ongoing via the snapshot system. The latest update to the Minecraft Java Edition ...

The latest Minecraft Java snapshot is out now, and it introduces an array of new items and ambient entities like music discs. Apart from these, the developers have added a new Friends List and Peer-to ...

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 ...

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James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to plan and build a medieval village in 10 simple steps. From choosing the location and laying out pathways to designing timber-framed houses, farms, and natural ...