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 ...

Following up on its promises from January, Microsoft today released a free trial of Minecraft Education Edition – the version of Minecraft meant for use in the classroom – to educators worldwide. This ...

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 ...

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 ...