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 ...

Minecraft Java has recently announced an array of changes to modernise the game and improve performance. Among others, one of the biggest overhauls is the transition from OpenGL to Vulkan. While this ...

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 9 will eliminate the confusion with kittens in the game and eliminate a crash caused by an entity going up beyond the height limit. If you ever experienced your Minecraft world ...

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 ...

The Minecraft wonderland.jar mod is a unique pack that adds multiple strange and horror-themed entities that follow players everywhere. After a while, gamers are transported to a distant liminal ...

Minecraft has a charm of its own, but you can further level it up with a few animation mods. Whether it’s making the combat moves smoother, making every mob livelier and expressive, or adding ...

This short Minecraft animation shows a fast and funny chain reaction between mobs. It starts with a Vindicator attacking a Villager, but each move triggers a new defender to appear behind them. Iron ...

Minecraft Java snapshots will now use a new version numbering system starting with Minecraft 26.1. The latest snapshot also brings a balanced villager trading system and a revamped lighting system. A ...

Netflix is making an adult animated workplace sitcom from Apple & Onion creator George Gendi with voice cast including Ambika Mod and Julia Davis. Living the Dream follows best friends Des and Ray, a ...