On February 18, 2026, Mojang released a blogpost explaining that it is still working hard on getting Vibrant Visuals to Java Edition. Since Bedrock Edition received the new graphical upgrade in 2025, ...

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 has been working on improving the game and bringing it up to par with competing modern titles. Among other changes, Vibrant Visuals was the single biggest visual overhaul to the game in ...

Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan. Announced today (February 18th) by Mojang developers ...

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Animated Java is a plugin for Blockbench that allows you to create custom animations and models for Vanilla Minecraft. It uses the power of Java Edition's Data Pack and Resource Pack systems to bring ...

Minecraft has a charm of its own, but you can further level it up with a few animation mods. Whether it’s making the combat moves smoother, making every mob livelier and expressive, or adding ...

This short Minecraft animation shows a fast and funny chain reaction between mobs. It starts with a Vindicator attacking a Villager, but each move triggers a new defender to appear behind them. Iron ...

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 ...

There is some leeway for how you apply this potential resolution, as you can adjust some of the settings above to variable levels. However, reducing those options above as specified will optimize the ...