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 ...

Microsoft today announced that a new Minecraft Hour of Code Tutorial, Hero’s Journey, has been released as part of its ongoing support for Hour of Code. This is the third consecutive year that ...

Now even more classrooms and kids can take advantage of Minecraft as a teaching tool. We're quickly approaching the time of year where kids go back to school, and Microsoft is supporting that by ...