You can put Minecraft's gorgeous new biome and building blocks to the test right now

The Minecraft Dappled Forest biome is now live in the new Bedrock preview and Java snapshot, along with the mysterious ...
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Java or Bedrock: Which Minecraft edition should you play?

Minecraft may look the same regardless of where you play it, but the game is split between two versions built on entirely ...
Sportskeeda

5 best Minecraft mods to use if you can't use shaders

Shine is a relatively new Minecraft mod that was made in 2026. Though it does not feature volumetric lighting, fog, directional shadows, reflections, etc., it can still feel like shaders. The mod ...
GameSpot

Minecraft Adding One Of Its Biggest Collabs Yet: Bluey

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Minecraft has welcomed all manner of licensed crossover packs over ...
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Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...
Neowin

Minecraft Java Edition is getting peer-to-peer multiplayer support from Mojang

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 ...
Sportskeeda

How to add friends in Minecraft Java Edition

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...
Ars Technica

Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times

PC gamers who are tired of waiting for their games to “compile shaders” during some load times may want to dig into the latest beta version of the Nvidia App. Alongside new DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA App's new 'Auto Shader Compilation' feature speeds up game loading and reduces stuttering

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. With the release of DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame Generation with up to 6X Multi Frame Generation, the latest NVIDIA App update is also introducing the new Auto ...
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Intel's latest Arc update cuts game load times by up to 3x by adding pre-compiled shaders, and it already supports 13 games

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft recently announced that it plans to address shader compilation stutter by bringing Advanced Shader Delivery for Windows to PC. After NVIDIA ...
Los Angeles Times

Machines replacing workers? What could go wrong? The Actors’ Gang revives ‘The Adding Machine’

It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers. I couldn’t recall when I last saw the 1923 expressionist drama about an ...