After more than 16 years, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally moving away from the aging OpenGL graphics system and upgrading to Vulkan, a modern multi-threaded rendering API. The change, announced by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minecraft Java Edition is replacing OpenGL with Vulkan as its graphics API. Vulkan is going to enable better performance, better graphics, and a solid backbone for the Vibrant Visuals. Moreover, it ...

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community. The change ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

LEGO and Minecraft fans, LEGO has a special gift for you. The LEGO Minecraft The Lush Cave Fight set is currently available as a free gift with qualifying purchases at LEGO. This limited-time ...

Nvidia’s Founders Edition graphics cards are supposed to be the reference design, shorn of any extras and, crucially, sold at retail prices without any markups. So it was alarming when the Founders ...

Minecraft is a phenomenon that continues to take the world by storm even 12 years after its full release. Selling over 238,000,000 copies worldwide, the game is just as captivating an experience now ...

Need unlimited iron in your world? In this guide, I’ll show you how to build an easy and efficient iron farm in Minecraft 1.21+ (Java Edition). This farm uses the latest villager & golem mechanics and ...