Mojang Studios has announced that it's removing obfuscation from Minecraft: Java Edition's code, which will make it much easier for developers to mod the game.

[Update - October 30, 6:07 AM ET] The issues Microsoft's Azure cloud service experienced yesterday have been solved, and all affected services, including Xbox game downloads are now back online. Original story follows. [Original Story] Microsoft's Azure cloud service is experiencing a massive outage affecting multiple services, including Xbox game downloads and Minecraft. Microsoft confirmed the cause in an Azure status update, stating the widespread connectivity issues began around 16:00 UTC. The company attributed the trigger event to "an inadvertent configuration change" in the Azure Front Door (AFD) service. Several concurrent actions are being taken to solve the issue, but […]

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