Way back in 2020, the developers announced a major change to Minecraft: Java Edition, as players would soon be required to swap from a Mojang account to a Microsoft account in order to keep playing.

Minecraft Java Edition has always operated pretty much as-is following developer Mojang's acquisition by Microsoft. Bedrock Edition came along to integrate with the Microsoft account system, but ...

"Minecraft" developer Mojang has announced via a recent email that Java Edition players won't be able to put off migrating from their old accounts to a Microsoft account any longer. While the company ...

The game has existed in two separately developed versions since its 2011 launch on consoles. Previously, the original Minecraft: Java Edition used Mojang accounts, while Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, ...

Minecraft is known to introduce continuous changes that strive to improve the gameplay experience for players and offer a seamless way to yearn for the mines. Vibrant Visuals for Bedrock was the ...

Despite being purchased by Microsoft, Mojang and Minecraft have still sort of gone their own way, ever expanding through the years with aid from the PC giant. Minecraft Java Edition in particular is a ...

It took a while, but you'll soon need a Microsoft account to play any of Mojang's games. Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that a Microsoft account will be required to play its various games ...

Back in 2020, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that players of the Minecraft Java Edition would need to migrate their old Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts if they wanted to keep playing that ...

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With Minecraft’s new ray-traced visual overhaul now live in beta, Microsoft’s offer for a free upgrade of the game is coming to a close. Players who own the original Java version of Minecraft have ...

If you’ve been stalling on grabbing a free code for Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition, you better get on it, because the long-standing offer ends tonight at midnight. Microsoft has long pledged to give ...

Mojang said late Wednesday that the legacy, PC-centric Java version of Minecraft will now require a Microsoft account, a decision Microsoft says it’s making for security reasons and to ensure future ...