This is a first of its kind in the world. Denmark has used official topographical data to create a reasonable facsimile of itself in Minecraft. The game map is based on real, official measurements ...

Minecraft is one of the biggest games in the world, if not the biggest. How could a small indie game with no funding and only one developer become the phenomenon it is today? Let's take a trip down ...

Islamic State forces blew up the Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, as they withdrew from the city in 2017. (Photo Courtesy of History Blocks) Can a video game reclaim centuries’ worth of lost cultural ...

COURTESY GABRIEL YANAGIHARA A version of old Hawaii features lo‘i fields that are built so the water streams downward into a fishpond, an outrigger canoe and the Hokule‘a. Participants do research at ...

The World of Minecraft, a commemorative book released last fall to celebrate the game's 15th anniversary, is on sale for nearly 50% off at Amazon. Normally $40, Minecraft fans can snag this hardcover ...

Microsoft's highly popular game can help children learn everything from programming, science and math to art, languages and history. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...