In 2026, Minecraft players are turning to optimized mod stacks, updated modloaders, and modular shader solutions to achieve higher FPS, smoother gameplay, and faster updates. From Sodium and NeoForge ...

St. John’s University held a memorable Java Johnnies last Friday at the D’Angelo Center as students gathered to hear Khafre Zimmerman perform. Zimmerman, whose stage name is King Zimm, performed a ...

Students gathered this past Friday evening at 5 p.m. in the DAC living room for Java Johnnies’ “Women’s Empowerment with a Guest Performance by Raquel Lily,” an official event for the University’s ...

Shaders in Minecraft are used to render realistic graphics. Once activated, the shaders take over the rendering of water, environment, lights, and other graphical elements in this game. You can find ...

There are hundreds and thousands of texture packs out there. For Bedrock players, the marketplace is the best way to find new ones. Java players, however, are free to download from just about anywhere ...

What are the best Minecraft Christmas ideas? Minecraft Christmas seeds, builds, and other ideas can turn your world into a winter wonderland, especially if you can find a nice snowy taiga biome with a ...

Minecraft OptiFine 1.21.3 will officially be released soon, but the preview versions of the performance mod already have all the features a player needs. OptiFine is a popular mod that drastically ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...