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 announced it will be releasing an educational version of Minecraft, the popular online sandbox building game the company acquired in 2014(Opens in a new window). Minecraft: Education Edition ...

Will schools dip into their budgets to buy “Minecraft” for students? Microsoft thinks so. The technology giant on Tuesday announced plans to release this summer a new classroom edition of the ...

Microsoft is further expanding on its investment in Minecraft, bought in 2014 for $2.5 billion, by acquiring a learning game called MinecraftEdu for an undisclosed sum. The game, produced by a company ...

Following months of testing and free trials for early adopters, Microsoft announced this morning that its learning-focused version of the popular Minecraft game, Minecraft: Education Edition, is now ...