Ahead of the release of Minecraft on the Switch 2 later this year, Mojang has this week released the new update Chaos Cubed.

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 — officially named Chaos Cubed — is scheduled to launch on June 16, 2026, bringing with it a new underground biome, a mob with a physics-simulation twist, an experimental ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

After 15 long years of waiting, multiplayer finally received a much-needed upgrade for the Java Edition of Minecraft. Thanks to the handy friends list feature, playing with friends is finally easy to ...

Microsoft’s recent announcement marks a significant shift in the gaming landscape, as Xbox Live multiplayer is now free for all players. This decision eliminates the long-standing paywall that ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

Minecraft Java Edition is finally getting a native Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer, letting players join each other’s worlds without setting up a server, Realms, or relying on third-party ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. How do you play with your friends in Minecraft? It all depends which ...

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 ...

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'Marvel Cosmic Invasion' was one of a dozen fantastic multiplayer games in 2025. Here we are at the end of another year, wondering what the best multiplayer games of 2025 are, and I’ll tell you what: ...