If you've been running a server or tinkering with mods for years, the landscape of Minecraft in 2026 feels different—more robust, but also more complex. With PaperMC's decisive hard fork from Spigot, ...

The Minecraft modding ecosystem in 2026 is at a crossroads: while the game itself has stabilized with version 1.21.6, the community has fragmented across Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge, creating a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. How do you play with your friends in Minecraft? It all depends which version of the game you're playing, as it's one of the many Java vs. Bedrock ...

Natalie (She/Her) is a writer and game design enthusiast hailing from way-too-sunny Los Angeles. She loves to dissect game narrative and analyze mechanics, but she doesn’t even want to think about how ...