Computer scientist William Griswold, who headed up the project ... After the game's first level, players will understand the key components of Java, such as parameters, for if statements, for ...

To date, Minecraft is ranked as the most popular video game ever, with more than 200 million downloads. Now, the Java version of Minecraft is being brought under the Microsoft umbrella ...

The ability to win the hearts and minds of the next generation was one path I suggested, and there's no better way to do that than through Java video games. Getting teens to do anything, of course, ...

Java edition is the PC-exclusive version of Minecraft that the title was originally launched as, while Bedrock Edition is available for a much wider range of platforms. In a blog posted yesterday ...