The Uncensored Library, a digital project that chronicles attacks on journalistic liberty, is adding a U.S. wing alongside those dedicated to Russia, Saudi Arabia and others. By Will Bahr I’m standing ...

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 ...

Starsand Island is the latest in a string of contenders hoping to be the next The Sims slash Animal Crossing slash Stardew Valley. Truthfully though, while plenty of hopefuls have missed their shot, ...

MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI Everyone is panicking because AI is very bad; everyone is panicking because AI is very good. It’s just that you never know ...

If you’re in the market for your next anime-inspired action RPG fix, we have some good news for you. Fanatical is currently offering a sweet 15% discount on CODE VEIN II pre-orders across all editions ...

When launching Minecraft: Java Edition, the game may crash immediately and show “Exit code -1073741819”, preventing it from getting past the launcher or loading ...

Since publishing our first article in July of 2009, DualShockers has become an established name in the video game industry. What initially set out to be a means of “getting into E3” has transformed ...

December 31, 2025: There are no more Black Beacon codes following the server shutdown. What are the new Black Beacon codes? During its lifetime, Black Beacon's limited-time rewards let you skip the ...

Minecraft Java snapshots will now use a new version numbering system starting with Minecraft 26.1. The latest snapshot also brings a balanced villager trading system and a revamped lighting system. A ...