Now, with Vulkan on the horizon, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally stepping into a modern graphics era. For a title that continues to thrive years after launch, the Vulkan upgrade signals that even ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

Minecraft fans are usually drawn to the seemingly never-ending terrain generation and the freedom to bring their creativity to life in the form of blocks. In 2020, Mojang Studios introduced a new ...

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 10 adds mob aging particles, resizes baby zombies, and fixes 20 plus bugs in Java Edition. See what ...

How a game looks is one of its most important factors, especially in an age of photo-realism and ray-tracing. So, even if you're playing one of the most aesthetically uncomplicated videogames to come ...

Almost any game is improved when played with friends. If you don't have any, well, you can make some. That's why we jumped into some of the most popular multiplayer servers around to find the best, ...

A Minecraft Movie just hit theaters over the weekend is already a success at the box office, but fans are already able to preorder the limited edition steelbook of the new film. Starring Jack Black ...

Natural disasters can destroy almost anything in Minecraft, but some hacks claim to survive them. This video tests different disaster hacks against extreme in-game events. Some methods hold up better ...

A recently released preview build of OptiScaler, a popular third-party upscaling tool, is the first publicly available method ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap about a shakeup at the company's gaming division, some changes to the Windows 11 Canary channel, and more.

Limited edition foods promise exclusivity and bold flavors. This video tests 50 of them to see which actually deliver. It analyzes taste, branding, and value. The results highlight the gap between ...