Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals ...

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 ...

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...

There are two major versions of "Minecraft," one of which is available only for computers, and the other of which can be played on nearly every device. "Minecraft: Java Edition" is the original ...

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Titled Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC, the newly merged version “will become the standard and only offering of vanilla Minecraft on Windows PC,” according to Mojang’s announcement. While the ...

Following Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Java Edition has now started to follow the new version naming system, with the latest snapshot titled version 26.1. With this new snapshot, Mojang has finally ...