Microsoft is shutting down Minecraft Earth in June after the pandemic made the gameplay unsustainable.

BY Brad Sams with 15 Comments
Microsoft is shutting down Minecraft Earth in June after the pandemic made the gameplay unsustainable.
BY Brad Sams with 4 Comments
Minecraft has new RTX features available today and it was also the most-watched game in 2020.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
Microsoft announced today that Minecraft: Education Edition is now generally available for users on Chromebook.
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Minecraft Dungeons is available now on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.
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Microsoft announced today that it has now sold over 200 million copies of Minecraft, the hit virtual world game.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 5 Comments
Nvidia announced today it is bringing ray-tracing support to Minecraft this week as part of a beta. It takes advantage of the power of Nvidia's RTX GPUs, leveraging its ray-tracing technology to give Minecraft a whole new look.
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Our national nightmare is over: Microsoft announced today that Minecraft cross-play is finally coming to the PlayStation 4.
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The beta version of Minecraft has introduced a Character Creator that lets you personalize your avatar’s body size and shape, and more.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 3 Comments
Microsoft opens up beta registrations for its new AR-powered Minecraft Earth game for Android devices.
BY Brad Sams with 4 Comments
Back at E3 2017, Micorosft showed off what was going to be the next major update for Minecraft. Called the Super Duper Graphics Pack, the update would significantly improve the visual assets of the game and add a new dimension to the blocky universe.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 1 Comment
Microsoft is starting the next phase for Minecraft with the first closed beta of its AR-powered Minecraft Earth game.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 4 Comments
Microsoft announces new AR-based Minecraft game titled Minecraft Earth that brings the Minecraft universe to the real-world.
BY Paul Thurrott with 20 Comments
With the 10th anniversary of the hit game Minecraft approaching, Microsoft says the game’s creator will be excluded from the celebration.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
It’s still three long years away, but Microsoft and Warner Bros. will debut a movie based on Minecraft on March 4, 2022.
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Microsoft is bringing its Minecraft game to Xbox Game Pass subscribers next month.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 3 Comments
Microsoft Education launches Microsoft: Education Edition for the iPad.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 19 Comments
Microsoft announces new updates to Microsoft Education, including a new Chemistry update for Minecraft: Education Edition, new MR content for Windows Mixed Reality, and cheap new Windows 10 2-in-1s.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
Losing the console wars is the best thing that ever happened to Xbox and its fans.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 2 Comments
Windows Mixed Reality headsets now lets you play Minecraft with the latest update on Windows 10.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Minecraft is being updated to include integrated Mixer game broadcasting capabilities, first on Windows 10 and Android.
BY Paul Thurrott with 55 Comments
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has complained that Sony will not allow Minecraft cross-platform play to include the PlayStation 4.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
The Better Together update for Minecraft is now available on Xbox One, Windows 10, Android, iOS, and VR.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Microsoft has released Minecraft on a popular Nintendo mobile gaming device. No, not the Switch. The 3DS.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
At E3 in early June, Microsoft announced that it would enable cross-platform game play in Minecraft this summer.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
When Microsoft announced its blockbuster plans to make Minecraft cross-platform compatible, the PlayStation 4 was notably absent from the list.
BY Paul Thurrott with 25 Comments
While the Xbox One X reveal dominated the headlines from Microsoft's E3 press conference, the firm made another huge announcement: Minecraft is going cross-platform.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
If you're looking for the ultimate mobile Minecraft experience, look no further than the Nintendo Switch: Microsoft has announced that the game port is now available.