Almost any game is improved when played with friends. If you don't have any, well, you can make some. That's why we jumped into some of the most popular multiplayer servers around to find the best, ...

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 ...

In Minecraft, copying worlds can be a helpful tool. For example, if players make a realm to play with their friends, it will eventually expire. If they want to preserve their progress, they can ...

Advancements are a method of marking in-game progress that was implemented during snapshot 17w13a of Minecraft 1.12. The advancement system was added to replace the outdated, "achievements," feature ...

Minecraft Java Edition is replacing OpenGL with Vulkan as its graphics API. Vulkan is going to enable better performance, better graphics, and a solid backbone for the Vibrant Visuals. Moreover, it ...

A management console (manage.py) is included for managing all maps in the cluster. Scripts for starting all, stopping all, updating, backing up user data, and restoring user data are included for ...