To enhance security and safety, Mojang, the makers of MineCraft, will require players to have a Microsoft account starting in early 2021.

You'll need a Microsoft account to download Minecraft but that's no sweat to do. Choosing between the two versions, Java and ...

This Fall, new Minecraft Java players will need to create a Microsoft account to log-in. Meanwhile, existing Mojang accounts will need to migrate in early 2021.

Mojang's original version of Minecraft, which millions play, will now require a Microsoft to play for security's sake, Microsoft says.

Microsoft has declared that beginning in 2021, you'll have to create a Microsoft account in order to play the game. Up until now, players with a Mojang account created through Minecraft: Java ...

Minecraft: Java Edition players can't put off migrating to a Microsoft account much longer, says Mojang, which has revealed a hard deadline for the switch.

Minecraft players who do not yet have a Microsoft account don't have to get one right now, but they will be required sometime in early 2021. New players just jumping into Java will be asked to ...

The forthcoming Minecraft: Education Edition, written in C++, looks faster and smoother than the old Java version, but won't be compatible with all the old mods. If Microsoft mis-handles the ...

Minecraft Java has a security risk that could put users’ computer’s at risk. Microsoft alerted users of the issue on Friday and said that players should update their game as soon as possible.

Minecraft's vast online realms will be easier to join, Microsoft says at the E3 show, and game consoles will play nice with Windows and phones.

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft announced today that it’s bringing support for creating Minecraft mods written in Java inside its Visual Studio development environment. Minecraft’s modding tools ...

Here’s how it works. Mojang Studios has announced that all of its games, including Minecraft Java Edition, will soon require a Microsoft account in order to play.