Return to the Minecraft dungeons once more. Return to the Minecraft dungeons once more. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years ...

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 ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

Minecraft Java Edition is finally getting a native Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer, letting players join each other’s worlds without setting up a server, Realms, or relying on third-party ...

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 users have received a free $15 gift. Gaming, like everything else, is getting more and more expensive. The expectation is that the Nintendo Switch 2 will soon ...

Minecraft has been a raging success since Mojang released it in 2011. And its continued popularity means that many folks who’ve heard great things about it may really want to try out this sandbox ...

Just yesterday, we sent out a reminder that Samsung Galaxy S26 pre-order deals were about to end. It’s a new day, and those offers are now gone… kind of. They are ...

The Google Pixel 10a comes out on March 5, and right now, Amazon and Best Buy are both offering free $100 gift cards when you preorder. The phone’s price is $499, but the gift card sweetens the deal.

After more than 16 years, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally moving away from the aging OpenGL graphics system and upgrading to Vulkan, a modern multi-threaded rendering API. The change, announced by ...