Minecraft is one of the most enduringly popular games on Earth, with over 212 million active monthly players. The beloved ...

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Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world. It can run on just about anything, so it’s no surprise that experienced players create mods that add all kinds of content to the game. To run ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

Minecraft Java Edition is finally getting a native Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer, letting players join each other’s worlds without setting up a server, Realms, or relying on third-party ...

Bandit Launcher brings Minecraft Java Edition to Xbox Developer Mode. It is a UWP app that signs you in with your Microsoft account, verifies that you own Java Edition, downloads the official game ...

In 2013, after years of eligibility, but no prior nominations, Rush was finally nominated for and inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Fans had been clamoring for their inclusion in the ...

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 Game Rant 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 ...