This video features a side-by-side comparison of different graphical shaders used within Minecraft. The gameplay focuses on a large stone statue to demonstrate how lighting, shadows, and textures ...

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 ...

The best Minecraft shaders will make you feel like you're playing a whole new game. Kind of. At least it'll make things look spectacularly different with some very colorful and exciting options. There ...

Minecraft's success undoubtedly stems from its talented and communicative developer team and its creative player base. To thank the community that has promoted such a simple yet diverse sandbox game ...

In a bid to ease the adoption of its Kotlin programming language by Java developers, JetBrains has introduced a Java to Kotlin converter extension for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor. Long ...

Almost any game is improved when played with friends. If you don't have any, well, you can make some. That's why we jumped into some of the most popular multiplayer servers around to find the best, ...

When is the Minecraft 1.26.1 release date? Minecraft 'drops' occur every three months, introducing smaller, more thematic changes to the game on a more regular basis than the annual overhauls of years ...

Nintendo 3DS Azahar has just announced support for caching shaders to disk. Azahar has to translate 3DS vertex shaders so your GPU can use them, slowing down gameplay. By caching compiled shaders, ...

Microsoft’s $2.5-billion purchase of “Minecraft” brought the wildly popular block-building and adventure game to new players across multiple platforms. Microsoft expanded the game beyond Xbox, added ...

Crafting in Minecraft is essential. You won't get much done unless you use Minecraft Recipes to craft the correct item for the job. Some items can be crafted without a table, while others require you ...