Catch up with this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap about a shakeup at the company's gaming division, some changes to the Windows 11 Canary channel, and more.

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...

Now, with Vulkan on the horizon, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally stepping into a modern graphics era. For a title that continues to thrive years after launch, the Vulkan upgrade signals that even ...

Data miners are responsible for big news, as the PlayStation 3 version of Minecraft's source code leaks and reveals scrapped features.

Minecraft Bedrock has finally received its first update of 2026, and the numbering system might confuse some players. Instead of the old format, game versions will now begin with the last two digits ...

Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals update.

Mojang was one day late in releasing Minecraft 26.1 snapshot 7. Hence, they released it a bit early on Wednesday. These snapshots are for Minecraft's first game drop of the year, which focuses on baby ...

Item rarity is a mechanic in Minecraft that colors items with different hues when they are in the hotbar, which represents how useful or powerful they are, as well as how easy they are to obtain.

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Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...