Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 — officially named Chaos Cubed — is scheduled to launch on June 16, 2026, bringing with it a new underground biome, a mob with a physics-simulation twist, an experimental ...

Minecraft has a pretty recognizable style, and it’s remained mostly unchanged for over 15 years, aside from a visual upgrade. But that doesn’t mean you have to stick with the same blocks you’re used ...

We've rounded up all of the best Minecraft texture packs for both Java and Bedrock ...

After 15 long years of waiting, multiplayer finally received a much-needed upgrade for the Java Edition of Minecraft. Thanks to the handy friends list feature, playing with friends is finally easy to ...

Mojang recently released a brand new friends list feature for Minecraft Java Edition. Previously, only Bedrock Edition gave you the option to send friend requests and add friends to the game. This ...

Steadfast is a remarkably fast and unobtrusive shader pack with exceptional attention-to-detail. Easy on the eyes and on your computer, Steadfast massively improves the graphical quality and realism ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. How do you play with your friends in Minecraft? It all depends which ...

Whether you’re playing Survival or Creative, a Minecraft bridge can be useful for crossing rivers, ravines, canyons, lava lakes or hostile landscapes quickly. They also add character to structures ...

Photon is one of the best Minecraft 26.1 shaders, particularly because of how it renders the sky, sun, moon, and clouds. It delivers a complete visual overhaul of the sky, lighting, and water graphics ...

In context: Shader Execution Reordering significantly reduces the performance cost of ray tracing and path tracing in games such as Alan Wake 2 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on recent Nvidia ...

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 ...

It does make for a funny joke, though I can't recommend really playing the game with this texture pack ...