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TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

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 ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

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 ...
The New York Times

How an Anxious Game Player Learned to Compete

My journey to becoming a worthy opponent in Crossplay, The Times’s first two-player game. By Deb Amlen I don’t really care who wins or loses a game. I just want to have fun and hang out with my ...
PC Gamer

Minecraft's lead dev says Hytale is 'very polished' but he'd rather just play Minecraft, and Hytale boss says he's 'probably right'—for now

Survival & Crafting A dev on Minecraft-like Hytale has already used its creative tools to make a homebrew side-scroller Survival & Crafting 'What the f***': Modding arch-sorcerer casually invents ...
CNET

NYT Games Expands Its Puzzle Empire With Scrabble-Like Crossplay

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
Variety

New York Times Games Launches ‘Crossplay,’ Its First Two-Player Word Game

The New York Times is adding a new game to its wheelhouse: “Crossplay,” a two-player word game where participants can build words off one another, earn points and compete to win. The directions are ...
TechCrunch

NYT Games’ Scrabble-like game Crossplay is a dream come true

I have long dreamed of a better world: one where I would unlock my phone to find a notification that my grandma has challenged me to a game of Scrabble. I would play my word. She would play hers. We ...
Oregonian

Wordle success leads NYT to launch Crossplay, its first multiplayer game

For subscribers to The New York Times who are as interested in solving Wordle or filling in the crossword puzzle as in reading the latest political or business news, Wednesday is a big day. The Times’ ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The New York Times Is Launching Its First Two-Player Word Game: Crossplay

The game will be familiar to Scrabble or Words with Friends players, but the Times is adding a few twists of its own. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor In a significant launch, The New York Times is ...
PCGamesN

Portal just got a mind-blowing Minecraft remake, and you can play it now

Love Minecraft and Portal? Then you'll be in seventh heaven with Portal: Java Edition, which blends the two together, recreating the weird, wonderful world of Portal within Minecraft. It's taken five ...