The "Minecraft" community is now facing a grave threat from a massive malware that disguised itself as fake mods as many ...

Java multiplayer upgrade: Snapshot 7 introduces a Friends List and peer-to-peer world joining to Minecraft: Java Edition, features long available in Bedrock. Server-free play: Players can now invite ...

The new Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 pre-release build removes peer-to-peer multiplayer connections, but the friends list will ...

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 ...

During today’s Minecraft Live broadcast, Mojang dropped some small teasers about a new biome coming to the blocky sandbox game this fall. While the next Minecraft update, Chaos Cubed, is officially ...

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...

Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed update releases on June 16, 2026, with Sulfur Caves, Sulfur Cube mobs, geysers, new blocks, and friends list.

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Minecraft has been around since 2009, and it’s had a few upgrades in ...

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If you haven't seen the latest Java developer productivity report from Perforce, you should check it out. Written by Perforce CTO Rod Cope and developer tools exec Jeff Michael, the "2025 Java ...