Apart the news Minecraft will be coming to the Switch 2 this October, this week Mojang also released a new game update for Bedrock Edition, bumping the title up to Version 26.40. This update comes ...

“Online is always free on PC,” wrote one player. “Oh wow, gee, thanks for allowing me to play online for free games I already paid for,” wrote another. “No reason to buy anything since I don’t own ...

A native Minecraft port on Switch 2 has a lot of potential, if Mojang really put that effort into it. Minecraft may be jumping onto a new platform soon. The ESRB has published a new rating for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Pokémon Pokopia, there are a few options for multiplayer play. You can invite people to hang out on your island (with some limitations), or you can get together and decorate a Cloud Island, which ...

Many players enjoy multiplayer games without voice chat because they play late at night, don't use a mic, or simply prefer text and pings over constant talking. The good news is that modern online ...

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 ...

Mojang Studios has announced the Minecraft Safety Council amidst concerns over childrens’ safety on the gaming platform. And gamers are mad about it. Referred to as a “virtual playground” by some ...