Minecraft supports cross-platform play, but only within the same edition. Bedrock Edition connects players across consoles, mobile, Windows, and Chromebook, while Java Edition links only desktop users ...

Digital Trends has detailed how Minecraft cross-platform play works, explaining compatibility rules for Bedrock and Java editions and their supported platforms. GameRant’s April 2026 update highlights ...

Minecraft Java Edition has just received the first snapshot for the upcoming Chaos Cubed game drop. In this first snapshot for version 26.2, Mojang has introduced sulfur cave biomes, the sulfur cube ...

Xbox is making significant adjustments to its gaming strategy, focusing on exclusivity, accessibility and player engagement. Under the guidance of new CEO Asha Sharma, the company has introduced ...

Minecraft has changed a lot since its early days, but one thing has stayed surprisingly consistent. Survival Multiplayer, better known as SMP, continues to be one of the most popular ways to ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant 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 a ...

Until relatively recently, children and young people with life-shortening conditions were not expected to survive into adulthood. Conditions such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular ...

And why we're predicting what's next for the technology in 2026 anyway. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign ...

Minecraft is the epitome of a game you can play your way. It doesn't matter what everyone else is doing, as there are so many ways to engage with the game. Vanilla or stuffed with Minecraft mods.

Smaller teams are often blocked from multiplayer by operational complexity rather than creative ambition. Hosting flexibility reduces risk more effectively than committing to a single infrastructure ...

Arc Raiders is a prime example of why multiplayer games massively benefit from a social aspect. Online gaming has evolved a lot over the last 20 years. It has gone from screaming at people in ...