Update Java if the blue screen happens when launching the Java version of Minecraft. Use the latest Java installer on Windows: Make sure you are logged in to the Xbox and MS Store apps with matching ...

In addition, the game will have enhanced lighting and shadow effects, just to make things look extra fancy. As a nice bonus, if you have a world you're playing on the Nintendo Switch version of ...

An ESRB rating for Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch 2 has appeared just a few days ahead of Summer Game Fest. This rating, which you can find on the official ESRB (entertainment software ratings board ...

"We are taking you so much deeper into the Minecraft world. New biomes, new characters, and of course, new mobs along with some of favorites – like these creepers." They're back! Warner Bros & ...

Minecraft Java finally has a multiplayer peer-to-peer feature, allowing you to easily play with your friends on your single-player worlds. This option was in Bedrock Edition for several years, and has ...

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 ...

Mojang recently released a brand new friends list feature for Minecraft Java Edition. Previously, only Bedrock Edition gave you the option to send friend requests and add friends to the game. This ...

Today, Stardock announced the release of Connection Explorer 1.0, an application designed to advance data transparency by adding a visual layer to the data connections your Windows PC creates.

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant 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 ...

The Minecraft SMP was broken. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few, and the "Equalizers" were supposed to fix it. But after signing a secret contract, I realized the mission for equality was a ...

Some Minecraft users see an error message saying Connection Lost, Internal Exception: java.io.IOException, An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote ...