“Online is always free on PC,” wrote one player. “Oh wow, gee, thanks for allowing me to play online for free games I already paid for,” wrote another. “No reason to buy anything since I don’t own ...

A native Minecraft port on Switch 2 has a lot of potential, if Mojang really put that effort into it. Minecraft may be jumping onto a new platform soon. The ESRB has published a new rating for ...

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 ...

Minecraft has changed a lot since its early days, but one thing has stayed surprisingly consistent. Survival Multiplayer, better known as SMP, continues to be one of the most popular ways to ...

Image: Koei Tecmo, Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company via Polygon You can also use GameShare to play with friends who don't own Pokopia (and even play with friends who only have an original ...

Many players enjoy multiplayer games without voice chat because they play late at night, don't use a mic, or simply prefer text and pings over constant talking. The good news is that modern online ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Mojang Studios has announced the Minecraft Safety Council amidst concerns over childrens’ safety on the gaming platform. And gamers are mad about it. Referred to as a “virtual playground” by some ...

'Marvel Cosmic Invasion' was one of a dozen fantastic multiplayer games in 2025. Here we are at the end of another year, wondering what the best multiplayer games of 2025 are, and I’ll tell you what: ...