After months of teases and previews, the biggest advancement in visual effects in years is finally coming to the biggest PC game ever. Real-time ray tracing is coming to Minecraft for Windows 10 this ...

Microsoft is bringing support for NVIDIA's ray tracing tech to Minecraft. The addition of real-time ray tracing will bring realistic lighting and shadows, giving a game known for its simple blocky ...

Minecraft is showing off its "Vibrant Visuals" update, bringing stunning graphical improvements to the sandbox game. The update will make major changes to the game's lighting effects and visual ...

Mojang is partnering with Nvidia to add full-blown path tracing to Minecraft. While most of the RTX-compatible modern games released thus far only enable one or two real-time ray tracing effects—such ...

Players will be able to explore Minecraft with dazzling new visuals when its RTX Beta gets underway on April 16. Nvidia announced it was working on bringing real-time ray tracing to the popular ...

Ramon has been an avid gamer since the era of the original PlayStation. He is captivated by video games and how they serve as an escape from real life. His love for gaming transcends genres, as he ...

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A little over two years ago, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that Minecraft would be receiving an awesome, amazing, incredible graphics update. The new Super Duper Graphics Pack (we didn't name ...

Samit Sarkar (he/him) is Polygon’s deputy managing editor. He has more than 17 years of experience covering video games, movies, television, and technology. “Path tracing simulates the way light is ...

Minecraft is pretty simple, and there’s not a whole lot going on visually — most enemies are blocks, and even 11 years ago the game could run on low-end computers. But the Dec. 8 update changes that ...