Our '7 Days' weekly tech roundup brings the juiciest announcements: What else caused the global memory shortage, Sony kills a ...

Minecraft was initially created by Markus “Notch” Persson, a Swedish game programmer. Markus Persson had worked for King for over four years until 2009, when he began full-time development on ...

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The parrot is a rare mob in Minecraft. It can mimic sounds made by nearby hostile mobs and perch on the player’s shoulders. But like every other animal parrot has a lifetime and they die after some ...

There are three intertwined stories in the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus: one about a solid, smartly redesigned Windows gaming ...

With time, people have developed a large number of mods to increase the optimization of Minecraft. Perhaps, the most important one in this category is OptiFine. OptiFine not only improves the ...

Valve's SteamOS hides a powerful Linux desktop beneath its console-like interface. With a few button presses, you can unlock features that make the Steam Deck feel more like a PC than a gaming ...

Minecraft may look the same regardless of where you play it, but the game is split between two versions built on entirely ...

Minecraft’s 2026 shift to a year-based “Game Drop” versioning system is making updates easier to follow and more frequent, starting with the Tiny Takeover 26.1 release. From reimagined baby mobs to ...

If you have ever spent a rainy afternoon sitting on a virtual dock in Minecraft, you know that fishing is one of the most relaxing ways to spend time in the game. But let me tell you, there is nothing ...

The newest Java pre-release of Minecraft contains far fewer over-the-top features but more fixes that will affect gameplay for players. Mojang has released a new pre-release (Pre-Release 1) for the ...

If you ever raised a baby mob in Minecraft and were sad when it matured, Java Snapshot 26.1.5 is for you! This update leans heavily into what many players love about the game: building relationships ...