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Minecraft leak reveals look at features that never made it into the game

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

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

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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Iris Shaders successor announced ahead of Minecraft Java transition from OpenGL to Vulkan

Minecraft Java recently announced a series of changes, including a much-needed transition from OpenGL to Vulkan. However, the new graphics API will significantly improve performance and graphical ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

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 ...
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Minecraft ideas 2026 - tutorials for 36 inspiring creations

Minecraft remains one of the best games of all time over a decade on from its release, but spending such a long time in one game could lead to you running out of ideas. We've been there: you've ...
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Minecraft texture packs 2026 - Java and Bedrock resources

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than ...
PC Gamer

Minecraft has finally revealed the name of its baby mob update, and I honestly didn't think it could get any cuter but here we are

Survival & Crafting Minecraft Tiny Takeover drop: Everything you need to know about the first update for 2026 Survival & Crafting Minecraft teases its first drop of 2026, and it might finally be the ...