It took a while, but you'll soon need a Microsoft account to play any of Mojang's games. Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that a Microsoft account will be required to play its various games ...

Minecraft Java Edition has always operated pretty much as-is following developer Mojang's acquisition by Microsoft. Bedrock Edition came along to integrate with the Microsoft account system, but ...

Way back in 2020, the developers announced a major change to Minecraft: Java Edition, as players would soon be required to swap from a Mojang account to a Microsoft account in order to keep playing.

Six whole years after Microsoft acquired Mojang, Minecraft: Java Edition has remained distinct from the Windows 10 / Bedrock version. The former is still the best way to play Minecraft if you want to ...

Minecraft: Java Edition is the classic, PC version of Minecraft, and has its own way of testing updates. The latest snapshot is 1.16.4 Pre-Release 2, and it is testing what could be the final patch ...

"Minecraft" developer Mojang has announced via a recent email that Java Edition players won't be able to put off migrating from their old accounts to a Microsoft account any longer. While the company ...