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An ambitious new mod for Hytale and Minecraft could prevent you from having to worry about whether your friends all have Hytale or not.

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

Josh Cotts is a Senior Contributor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been recognized for his ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

It's official! Microsoft has revealed that the date of the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase is January 22nd, and the start time will be 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT on that day. "Presented by the ...

A new Xbox games showcase is coming on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the event will focus on three big games: the new Fable, the new Forza Horizon that's set in Japan, and the upcoming action-adventure game ...