The new Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 pre-release build removes peer-to-peer multiplayer connections, but the friends list will ...

Many players use hitboxes for combat practice, technical building, Redstone projects, speedrunning, and mob farming.

In the spring of 2026, the sandbox gaming world is buzzing with unprecedented creative energy. Minecraft has seen a fresh wave of community mods that breathe new life into the 16-year-old classic, ...

UTD pre-med student Sahar Bavandi learns useful medical information from a Minecraft game in class. It's designed to help her do well on the MCAT she'll take soon. A young intern faces a first-time ...

A new Minecraft mod, Create Aeronautics, expands the popular Create mod by letting players build functional vehicles like airships, off-road rigs, and industrial machines. Released on April 18, 2026, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. In a shareholders meeting, Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young tells investors that the company will prioritize more game sales over additional things like mod ...

Minecraft remains one of the most popular video games in the world, attracting millions of players across different platforms. For PC gamers, Microsoft has simplified the experience by introducing a ...

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 ...

Gamers love to hate the output of Bethesda Studios, the company responsible for the Elder Scrolls games, along with Starfield and the Fallout games from Fallout 3 onwards. But there’s one thing that ...