It's been 16 years since Minecraft launched, but the modding community is proving the game isn't just surviving—it's thriving. As of May 2026, a wave of new texture packs and optimization mods is ...

Marco D'Alelio is a writer from the United States. He has been writing about the games industry for over three years and achieved a degree in game design in 2023. Marco writes for Game Rant out of ...

A few months ago I wrote a story about ray tracing-style effects through the use of path tracing in Minecraft with incredible results, but I feel like the game has taken another gigantic leap in the ...

How a game looks is one of its most important factors, especially in an age of photo-realism and ray-tracing. So, even if you're playing one of the most aesthetically uncomplicated videogames to come ...

Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

Create Aeronautics mod adds realistic flight physics to Minecraft The Create Aeronautics mod expands the Create Mod with real-world physics for airships and planes, simulating lift, drag, and thrust.