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 ...
After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer — update will prove a boon for performance and modding | Tom's ...
Minecraft developer Mojang Studios first brought the highly anticipated Vibrant Visuals update to the Bedrock Edition (Xbox, PC, PS5, Switch) of its sandbox survival game last summer, and now it's ...
OpenGL, formally known as the Open Graphics Library, allows applications like Minecraft to take full advantage of the GPU (Graphics processing unit) on a machine. Minecraft is just one of the ...
In the latest Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 1, Mojang introduced the Vulkan rendering API to Java Edition. One of the main reasons why the developers decided to shift to Vulkan is that OpenGL stopped ...
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 ...
Voxel is a Minecraft clone and, yes, I'm well aware there's quite a few of those out there now, but it's not just another Minecraft clone. It's an entirely open source version of the game rebuilt from ...