Minecraft modding opens up endless ways to customize your game — from adding new blocks to overhauling gameplay entirely. Whether you’re installing your first mod or building your own, the right tools ...

Minecraft supports cross-platform play, but only within the same edition. Bedrock Edition connects players across consoles, mobile, Windows, and Chromebook, while Java Edition links only desktop users ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

One of the biggest Minecraft leaks in years has surfaced online, and it’s sending longtime players straight back to the PS3 and Xbox 360 era. The source code for the Minecraft legacy console edition ...

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 ...

Mojang warned that many popular mods will be affected by this change and wants to help mod authors port over their work. It has been nine years since OpenGL stopped receiving updates, and Minecraft ...

Courtney Peña-Lima is an associate director at the Biosciences Grant Writing Academy at Stanford University in California and a writing instructor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Troy ...

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 ...

Millions of workers could soon claim the "no tax on tips" deduction, which offers a tax break for returns filed in 2026. The provision in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" allows certain ...