Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...

Minecraft is Moving From OpenGL to Vulkan: What Does This Mean for Players?

Check out this article to learn all about Minecraft moving its graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan and what is it in for the players.

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 8 Introduces the Final Set of Baby Mobs

Check out all the latest features of the Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 8, including the remodeling changes for zoglins, hoglins, ...
Sports Illustrated

Former College Softball Player Set for Her Fifth and Possibly Final Winter Olympics

George Washington University softball’s first-ever recruit, Elana Meyers Taylor, is set to take on her fifth Winter Olympics. Prior to the bobsledder becoming America’s most decorated Black athlete in ...
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Minecraft creative lead plays Hytale and concludes "I'd rather just play Minecraft," and Hytale's lead says "he is probably right to feel this way"

Simulation Games I've played Starsand Island for 25 hours, and this is the most invested I've been in a cozy game for years Action RPGs No Rest for the Wicked lead wants to "repeat" the Early Access ...
TechSpot

Thousands of players join forces to build New York City in Minecraft at a 1:1 scale

In a nutshell: The most ambitious urban reconstruction in Minecraft's history isn't a fictional metropolis but a near-perfect recreation of Lower Manhattan. Spearheaded by YouTuber and project lead ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Player Recreates Armadillo in Red Dead Redemption 2

Tyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...
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A full-scale war in Minecraft

This video covers the season finale of Strength SMP, where the server comes together for a large-scale war that brings weeks of progress to an end. On this server, every kill grants permanent strength ...
Sports Illustrated

Real Madrid Player Reportedly Set To Join Arsenal or Manchester City

The winter transfer window is officially open, and teams have already started making moves to strengthen for the final months of the 2025-26 season. Real Madrid have already made one signing, and let ...
WHNT

Independent Research Reveals Minecraft’s Global Player Base and Its Impact on Learning Through Play

Independent research reveals that Minecraft has evolved far beyond its origins as a sandbox video game. NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, December 22, 2025 ...
The New York Times

Dutch Return ‘Java Man’ Bones, With 40,000 Fossils Set to Follow

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...
PCGamesN

Minecraft player recreates Apex Legends in block form, and it's got wall-bouncing and everything

Apex Legends is probably my most-played videogame of all time. I've spent thousands of hours beaming fools from Kings Canyon to E-District, and know every map, character, and voice line better than ...