Minecraft's Chaos Cubed update is out, but OptiFine isn't ready yet. The popular mod is still catching up to an older version ...

Minecraft may look the same regardless of where you play it, but the game is split between two versions built on entirely ...

AMD has expanded Advanced Shader Delivery support across its full RDNA GPU lineup, giving PC gamers faster load times and smoother gameplay in supported titles. The feature now works across RDNA 1, ...

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 ...

Want to team up in Minecraft? Learn how to add friends, send invites, and set up crossplay on PC, consoles, and mobile using Bedrock or Java Edition. Minecraft features full cross-platform ...

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 ...

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Mojang recently released a brand new friends list feature for Minecraft Java Edition. Previously, only Bedrock Edition gave you the option to send friend requests and add friends to the game. This ...

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...

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 ...

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