You won’t need to double up on subscriptions if you only want Xbox Live for Minecraft. Microsoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that no one will have to pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription to use the ...

Minecraft Realms is a multiplayer subscription service provided by Mojang, which allows players to create a multiplayer world and enjoy the game with their friends. Realms also offers custom minigames ...

Minecraft developer Mojang has come under fire for an insensitive notification advertising its premium Realms Plus service to ...

As a gift to all the dedicated Java Realms subscribers, Minecraft has released 17 new Realms maps in one day, a considerable amount for just one day of the year. Last year, only ten maps were released ...

As they exist today, Minecraft worlds can do a lot. Over internet connected consoles like Xbox One, Minecraft players can team up with their friends to build out the defenses and buildings.

Minecraft’s Realms, the official online servers for the block building sandbox game, are down. Players are reporting that they have been unable to access their Realms for over twelve hours. Polygon ...

Mojang is seeking further growth through a new service called Minecraft Realms, which will give its eventual subscribers control of their own slice of the Minecraft universe. According to information ...

Minecraft players are objecting to a message that has appeared in the game advertising one of its services, calling it ...

Minecraft fans can play online with friends, but it’s not exactly a simple process. Developer Mojang plans to introduce Minecraft Realms, which should simplify multiplayer for families and young ...

Being owned by Microsoft, you would think Minecraft developer Mojang would be all about using tools like Teams and Office. But when it comes to some of its online infrastructure, the studio has been ...

With more than 24 million players, Minecraft has an unusual problem: The children who play the game are becoming too technologically savvy for their parents. Swedish developer Mojang has been ...

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