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It's official! Mojang has announced the new Minecraft game update Chaos Cubed will be released next month on 16th June 2026. It introduces the passive mob Sulfur cubes. Here's a bit about them from ...

The recently announced Minecraft Fall Drop 2026 will feature a new Poplar wood set. This wood set comes with new Poplar trees that will generate in the new Dappled Forest biome. During the livestream, ...

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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 ...

After 15 long years of waiting, multiplayer finally received a much-needed upgrade for the Java Edition of Minecraft. Thanks to the handy friends list feature, playing with friends is finally easy to ...

Minecraft Java Edition finally debuts a built-in Friends list feature. Players can invite friends to join their world without servers or Realms. This feature works similarly to the Bedrock Edition ...

James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written ...

Minecraft Java’s Friends List brings easier invites, peer-to-peer worlds, and privacy choices. Here is why this small feature could change co op play.

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