Microsoft said Tuesday that it is making several educational activities normally reserved for its Minecraft: Education Edition available to the “Bedrock” editions found on the PC, Xbox, and other ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Classroom mode is a neat feature that allows for easy administration on the end of the teacher. It comes with a high-level map view of the current in-game Minecraft world and provides a list of ...

In November, Microsoft launched Minecraft: Education Edition, enabling teachers to use the popular, blocky game as an educational tool. Priced at $5 per user per year, it was initially released in 50 ...

Minecraft: Education Edition makes its way to the iPad. (Microsoft Photo) Just in time for back-to-school, “Minecraft: Education Edition” is coming to Apple’s iPad. And also for the first time, a set ...

Microsoft is getting serious about putting Minecraft in the classroom. On Tuesday,Microsoft and Mojang announced a new, expanded version of the game called Minecraft Education Edition. This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. Minecraft Pirate Cove, one of seven new Minecraft modules ...