Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets Mojang’s Realms online multiplayer service
Minecraft owes a lot of its popularity to its openness and depth. Players can do things like run their own servers or install all...
Minecraft community’s latest tool randomly connects players to one of over 3,000 servers
Running into a room full of strangers is not something I would advise in the real world, but that’s what video games are for....
Microsoft game chief Phil Spencer on openness, HoloLens, and Xbox 1.5
Microsoft has had its fair share of criticism about its platform strategy. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, recently blasted Microsoft’s commitment to an open...
Minecraft’s mobile version will be more powerful thanks to command blocks
Minecraft’s Pocket Edition is about to get a lot more interesting. The mobile version of the popular building game will soon get command blocks,...
Minecraft for Gear VR in 2 words: pixelated claustrophobia
A few minutes into exploring a Minecraft world in Samsung’s Gear VR head-mounted display, I started digging a hole in the ground. After getting...
Microsoft’s using Minecraft to boost artificial intelligence research with Project AIX
Microsoft has quietly unveiled a new platform that harnesses the power of Minecraft to expedite artificial intelligence (AI) development. The project is under the...
Minecraft fans are trying to guess the game’s next enemy
Minecraft, the phenomenally successful block-building survival game, is going to get a new enemy (called “mob”) in its next major update. Considering the game has sold around 80 million copies, every little change like this is a big deal for the legions of Minecraft fans around the world.
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on Minecraft in VR and launching the Rift
After years of development and demos, virtual reality’s moment of truth is approaching. And that’s pretty exciting for Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus...
Minecraft in VR is cool, but it made me seasick
Microsoft showed off a hands-on demo of Minecraft in virtual reality on the Oculus Rift VR headset. The preview experience was cool, but it...
Minecraft’s newest update improves combat
Minecraft is fighting for your love. OK, “love” might be dramatic. Let’s call it “continued interest.” The game’s newest update — 1.9 — is...