Minecraft’s performance can dip even on capable machines, but combining optimized settings, proven mods, and runtime tweaks can make a huge difference. Swapping in a modern renderer like Sodium, ...

Testing and player reports reveal that adding a high-end GPU like the RTX 4090 to an existing setup can bring smaller FPS gains in Minecraft if other hardware is not equally capable. The game’s ...

Roblox is introducing new agentic features to help developers plan, build, and test games on its platform, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. Roblox is revamping Roblox Assistant, its ...

EXCLUSIVE: Baobab Studios, the Emmy-winning animation studio led by Eric Darnell (Madagascar franchise) and Maureen Fan (FarmVille), has acquired exclusive film and television rights to popular Roblox ...

It’s tremendous to see something that’s just unambiguously good. After the recent discussions of just how hard it is to see a game succeed on Steam, what a pleasure to see the unabashed emotional joy ...

This article is part of AI Week. The question of what place AI could and should hold in the games industry is one of the hottest and most divisive topics at the moment. And judging by the posts we ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

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 ...

Developer Atomic Arcade's new G.I. Joe game focused on Snake Eyes remains in development following upheaval at the studio that included the closure of the entire studio. Hasbro, which owns the IP and ...

Modern video games are highly complex productions that can involve hundreds, and even thousands, of people working on them over several years. These days, we expect them to take a long time to make, ...

Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State of Java Survey and Report relying on Java for AI development. Last year’s report ...

As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games. Now, generative AI is being used to produce game assets and speed up development. This is ...