Like lots of games, Minecraft is celebrating April Fools' Day with a good, old-fashioned joke. But rather than simply making ...

When building structures in Minecraft, you might want to use different kinds of blocks with a similar color palette to create a unique gradient. While this can be a fun way to create a gradient wall ...

Minecraft remains one of the most popular video games in the world, attracting millions of players across different platforms. For PC gamers, Microsoft has simplified the experience by introducing a ...

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 ...

Minecraft Java Edition is replacing OpenGL with Vulkan as its graphics API. Vulkan is going to enable better performance, better graphics, and a solid backbone for the Vibrant Visuals. Moreover, it ...

Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State of Java Survey and Report relying on Java for AI development. Last year’s report ...

Are you tired of dying and losing your stuff? Maybe even some mobs claiming your gear and walking away? Do you want to not have to hurry back to your stuff after death, so they don’t despawn? Well, ...

A StationAPI mod for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 that allows easily launching a server using the currently loaded single-player world and currently in use mod-set/configuration. Configure server settings and ...

Learn how to build every essential "Minecraft" resource farm, design efficient auto farms "Minecraft" players love, and create virtually unlimited resources. Pixabay, allinonemovie "Minecraft" ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...