The Minecraft peer-to-peer Java Edition update adds a new way to connect, and a friends list feature that makes keeping track ...

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, ...

Testing and player reports reveal that adding a high-end GPU like the RTX 4090 to an existing setup can bring smaller FPS gains in Minecraft if other hardware is not equally capable. The game’s ...

Minecraft Create Aeronautics is a brand new mod that brings loads of new mechanics to the already-popular mod, Create. This particular mod was in development for nearly four years, with its pre-alpha ...

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update has just landed on the Java side of the sandbox game, and I'm already eager to see what the wealth of inventive Minecraft creators and modders can do with its ...

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 ...

The short-term outlook doesn't bode well with regards to GPU pricing. PCMag and other outlets have reported that Nvidia may cut back production on its consumer graphics cards by up to 30%-40% due to ...

Players need Minecraft Java edition and a mod like Optifine or Iris to run a shader pack. Download the shader pack from a trusted source and store the zip file in an accessible place. Launch Minecraft ...

A lot of add-in board partners have dabbled with white-themed graphics cards, but a modded GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition model posted to Reddit takes the cake. It looks so good (at least in photos ...