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 ...

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 ...

Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan. Announced today (February 18th) by Mojang developers ...

Minecraft: Java Edition, which is written in the Java programming language. This is expected to make it easier for users to create, update, and debug mods. Minecraft: Java Edition is a version of ...

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 ...

Minecraft mods are one of the most iconic parts of the game, allowing gamers to expand the vanilla offerings by adding thousands of new features, gameplay mechanics, and more. Now, Mojang has ...

Mojang announced a big change is coming to Minecraft: Java Edition, one that could make it a whole lot easier to make mods and perhaps make them more exciting. While Minecraft has a long history of ...

The Jenny Mod Minecraft, now known as LustCraft, adds a cast of characters designed to make Minecraft feel more like an interactive story – mainly a love story, as that’s it’s main appeal. After all… ...

Some Minecraft users see an error message saying Connection Lost, Internal Exception: java.io.IOException, An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote ...

Mojang has launched its major "Copper Age" update (1.21.9) for Minecraft Java Edition, introducing fresh content. Players are advised to download it only from official platforms to prevent malware ...

Minecraft Java Edition is one of the most moddable games out there. Over the years, its community has created mods to add all kinds of features like new mobs, structures, biomes, items, blocks, and ...