"Minecraft's" educational content, which includes a look at the International Space Station, remains free through the end of June. (Mojang / Microsoft) With schools closed and many a parent thrust ...

Minecraft is now offering a free downloadable world that drops players into “segregation-era America,” complete with ...

Minecraft took the world by storm when it first launched in 2009. The game was like a virtual version of LEGOs, giving players a playground of blocks to arrange however they wanted and create anything ...

Educators had the right to feel a little freaked out about Microsoft’s announcement that it was acquiring Minecraft maker Mojang. Microsoft’s news release stated, “The Mojang team will join Microsoft ...

Discovery Education recently unveiled a new Minecraft: Education Edition channel within its learning platform, which means that the wildly popular educational game is now supported within DE’s ...

Minecraft has outgrown its humble beginnings in 2011 and has since become the top sold video game of all time. This massive growth has brought a huge player base that is dedicated to bettering the ...

Longstanding Minecrafters would know what MinecraftEdu is, for the rest, it is a game based on the infamous sandbox title focused on classroom learning. Just as Microsoft bought the original game ...

To aid educators worldwide who have shifted to online teaching amidst the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine, Minecraft is offering up a number of lessons from its 'Education Edition' for free. By ...

This summer, Microsoft will release a beta of Minecraft: Education Edition written in C++ rather than Java, which looks like removing the performance problems associated with running the current ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Minecraft: Education Edition, which ...