GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Smelting is a crucial part of Minecraft survival. This is how you ...

Minecraft's Chaos Cubed update is out, but OptiFine isn't ready yet. The popular mod is still catching up to an older version ...

Minecraft Chaos Cubed update is live today as Java Edition 26.2 and Bedrock Edition 26.30. The release adds Sulfur Caves, a block-absorbing mob with eight physics archetypes, a native Java friends ...

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 — officially named Chaos Cubed — is scheduled to launch on June 16, 2026, bringing with it a new underground biome, a mob with a physics-simulation twist, an experimental ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minecraft Bedrock 26.30.27 beta and preview were made available on May 6, 2026, and it has brought in several patches and fixes to the features that were introduced ...

Mojang has finally released the new Minecraft Bedrock 26.20 update, and it has resulted in the introduction of new content into the game. It is available across various compatible platforms and ...

Photon is one of the best Minecraft 26.1 shaders, particularly because of how it renders the sky, sun, moon, and clouds. It delivers a complete visual overhaul of the sky, lighting, and water graphics ...

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 ...

OptiFine doesn’t require insane hardware components, since it helps your computer run Minecraft better, but it does require a couple of programs to be installed ...