During the latest Minecraft Live event, players finally received the news we've been wanting to hear for years: Minecraft is getting a much-needed facelift. It took far too long, but Mojang Studios ...

Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan.

The Vibrant Visuals upgrade marks Mojang Studios' first real step into Minecraft graphical upgrades by bringing in features that were previously only available through community-made shaders in the ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. Since then, she ...

Mojang Studios’ semi-annual game showcase Minecraft Live 2025 showed off major updates coming to its titular blocky sandbox. One of these updates, entitled “Vibrant Visuals,” aims to bring a graphical ...

TL;DR: Minecraft's upcoming 'Vibrant Visuals' update introduces enhanced graphics, including directional lighting, volumetric fog, and reflections, while maintaining the game's classic look. The ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

Today marks not one, but two huge moments for Minecraft. Firstly, the newest update, Chase the Skies, is here, offering more ways to traverse your worlds with relative ease. Secondly, and in my eyes ...

Mojang has revealed that the next major update is coming to Minecraft, as they will finally unleash the Vibrant Visuals content that they promised a short time ago. The shorthand to this is that the ...

Minecraft’s Vibrant Visuals update will launch on 17 June. Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios have announced a release date for Minecraft’s long-awaited Vibrant Visuals update. The update will add ...