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 ...

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 ...

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than ...

Chunker is a Java application which allows you to convert Java and Bedrock Minecraft worlds. It provides a simple interface for converting worlds and allows you to upgrade and downgrade worlds between ...

In Minecraft, copying worlds can be a helpful tool. For example, if players make a realm to play with their friends, it will eventually expire. If they want to preserve their progress, they can ...

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 ...

Advancements are a method of marking in-game progress that was implemented during snapshot 17w13a of Minecraft 1.12. The advancement system was added to replace the outdated, "achievements," feature ...

Minecraft has always been a game about creativity, survival, and the absolute freedom of making whatever you want in the game. But let’s face one thing – the blocky graphics might not seem pleasing to ...

About the Guide Writers and Editors If you'd like to learn more about the writers and editors who contributed to this wiki, head to our About IGN's Minecraft Guide Writers page. If you found this ...

Microsoft’s $2.5-billion purchase of “Minecraft” brought the wildly popular block-building and adventure game to new players across multiple platforms. Microsoft expanded the game beyond Xbox, added ...

See the VS Code Tips wiki for a quick primer on getting started with VS Code. Setting up the JDK The extension requires JDK 17 or newer to run. Optionally, set a different JDK to compile and run ...