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After 15 long years of waiting, multiplayer finally received a much-needed upgrade for the Java Edition of Minecraft. Thanks to the handy friends list feature, playing with friends is finally easy to ...

Mojang is currently working on the next major Minecraft content update, Chaos Cubed, and that means public testing is ongoing via the snapshot system. The latest update to the Minecraft Java Edition ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

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 Game Rant 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 ...

First-person shooters have been around for decades, going back to the early 1970s. It took some time for the genre to develop into the expansive juggernaut it is today, and there are tons of excellent ...

Even decade-old PCs from 2015 can still run modern games at 1080p 30–60 FPS after proper optimization, showing that software tweaks often overcome hardware limits. Gaming performance tips targeting ...

Eric Warner is a contributor at DualShockers with over seven years of journalism and multimedia production experience across print, online, radio, audio, and video publications. He has been writing ...

Microsoft has just announced a new ROG Xbox Ally feature that should help boost battery life while maintaining great game performance. Named 'Default Game Profiles,' the feature applies optimal power ...

Common gaming performance mistakes that cause FPS drops—and simple fixes to boost FPS on your PC for smoother, more responsive gameplay. Pixabay, Pexels For gamers who play first-person shooters (FPS) ...

TV adaptations of video games drive an average player growth of almost 140%, according to new research by Ampere Analysis. The UK analytics firm reported its findings on September 16, 2025, revealing ...