One of the biggest Minecraft leaks in years has surfaced online, and it’s sending longtime players straight back to the PS3 and Xbox 360 era.

Mojang said late Wednesday that the legacy, PC-centric Java version of Minecraft will now require a Microsoft account, a decision Microsoft says it’s making for security reasons and to ensure future ...

Correction: Microsoft was in touch this afternoon through a spokesperson to clarify that the movement of accounts is only for people who use the Java edition of MineCraft. There are different versions ...

Minecraft Java is the earliest version of the game that was released as part of the original debut. Since then, Mojang has released the Bedrock edition to make the game more accessible to a wider ...