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 ...

Starsand Island is the latest in a string of contenders hoping to be the next The Sims slash Animal Crossing slash Stardew Valley. Truthfully though, while plenty of hopefuls have missed their shot, ...

Since publishing our first article in July of 2009, DualShockers has become an established name in the video game industry. What initially set out to be a means of “getting into E3” has transformed ...

When launching Minecraft: Java Edition, the game may crash immediately and show “Exit code -1073741819”, preventing it from getting past the launcher or loading ...

While most mobile games allow you to redeem codes straight away, the process is a little different with Mobile Legends Adventure. To unlock code redemption, you’ll first need to unlock Rafaela, who ...

Hoyoverse just wrapped up the Genshin Impact version "Luna 4" (or 6.3, as some others would liek to call it) preview livestream, showing off all sorts of details about the upcoming patch. Most ...

Be on the lookout for the developers’ social media pages to get the latest updates for new content. Image credit: Wargaming If you need more codes or are looking for a place to stay informed, then ...

Minecraft Java snapshots will now use a new version numbering system starting with Minecraft 26.1. The latest snapshot also brings a balanced villager trading system and a revamped lighting system. A ...