Minecraft Java Edition will finally let you party up with your pals, without the need for mods

The Minecraft peer-to-peer Java Edition update adds a new way to connect, and a friends list feature that makes keeping track ...

Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

The new Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 pre-release build removes peer-to-peer multiplayer connections, but the friends list will ...
TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

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 ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

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 ...
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Minecraft Releases New Snapshot Update for April 2025

Jack is a gaming features and news writer from the United Kingdom. He has been writing and publishing his own fictional stories and game-related blog posts since he was 14, but he's been playing games ...