It's all about increasing security and ensuring all Minecraft games on PC are connected to the same account. Mojang Studios, the game development studio that gave us Minecraft, has announced that ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Minecraft has definitely outgrown its humble roots, in no small part thanks to Microsoft's push to other platforms and use cases. A certain segment of the Minecraft community, however, has managed to ...

"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 voluntary migration period is closing soon. Starting March 10, 2022, you won't be able to play Minecraft: Java Edition unless you move to a Microsoft account. We’re doing this to ensure that ...

Mojang announced the news via a new blog post, detailing the change, the expected transition period and more. “[Moving] forward, all of our games will require a Microsoft account to play – including ...

Mojang announced the news via a new blog post, detailing the change, the expected transition period and more. “[Moving] forward, all of our games will require a Microsoft account to play – including ...

The original version of Minecraft, Java Edition, which supports cross-platform play between Windows, macOS, and Linux, could be purchased and played by creating an account with the developer Mojang.