The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy

California's Protect Our Games Act, which would have required publishers to provide remedies when ending support for paid ...
GameSpot

Minecraft, Call Of Duty Community Servers Are “Illegal,” Claims ESA Rep

The Protect Our Games Act–a piece of legislation endorsed by the Stop Killing Games movement–has been voted down at the California State Senate. However, one of the most noteworthy incidents from this ...
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Mech vs mech in Minecraft build battle

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Minecraft Movie build challenge: How to participate, all rules, and rewards

Mojang just revealed the Minecraft Movie build challenge as part of the promotions for the upcoming sequel to the massively popular film. The developers shared the exciting community challenge during ...
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Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

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 ...
Neowin

Minecraft Java Edition is getting peer-to-peer multiplayer support from Mojang

Mojang is currently working on the next major Minecraft content update, Chaos Cubed, and that means public testing is ongoing via the snapshot system. The latest update to the Minecraft Java Edition ...
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Minecraft Java Edition will finally let you party up with your pals, without the need for mods

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 ...
TheServerSide

Java, JDBC and SQL Server tutorial

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...
Polygon

Here’s a tease for Polygon’s Battle of the Boroughs, coming tomorrow to a screen near you

I’m happy to report: Polygon made a sports documentary. About Minecraft. And the New York City public education system? Battle of the Boroughs: The Kids Who Build New York City in Minecraft, out ...
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 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 ...