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 ...

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Two gaming worlds collide in one incredible fan mod you would never expect. Red Dead Redemption: a version of the past in which outlaws and bounty hunters roam free in a declining Western world. And ...

The guy who managed to put himself into Red Dead Redemption 2 using two cell phones and a rubber band last August is back at it again, but this time, he's using Rockstar's wild-west open world as a ...

PokéFind teases a Pokémon mod for Hytale with footage of Charizard, Blastoise, and Gyarados roaming the game’s biomes, blending creature collection into the sandbox RPG one week after its Early Access ...

Every Minecraft player loves to customize their world a bit, but when it comes to speed and performance, nothing beats those made exclusively for Fabric. Fabric is a staple mod-loader for players who ...

Minecraft mods allow you to unlock limitless possibilities, helping you play as characters that you might have only imagined. Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like playing as Naruto in the ...

Cobblemon is an open-source Pokémon mod that is available through Fabric and Forge for Minecraft – and it is one of those mods that have grown tremendously over the years, only getting better. The ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...