Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

One of the most popular and aesthetically pleasing shader packs for Minecraft is the BSL Shaders pack, which is renowned for finding a balance between performance and realism. Developed by CaptTatsu, ...

Minecraft has been around for over 15 years, and the graphics show that. The blocky title's pixelated look is iconic, but the lack of proper lighting, shadows, and visual fidelity has started to show.

Time to freshen up your base! 🚿🧼 In this Minecraft tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a realistic shower using quartz, glass panes, trapdoors, and optional redstone for water effects. Perfect for ...

Ding dong! Want a real doorbell for your Minecraft house? 🔔🚪 In this redstone tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a realistic doorbell that plays a sound when someone presses a button — perfect for ...

Hammad Ijaz is a writer who has been writing video game guides, reviews, and lists for more than two years for his previous publication. With a hefty amount of experience under his belt, he has ...

PUBG's very own Brenden Green - better known as PlayerUnknown - wants his new simulation game, made at his new studio, to essentially be a "realistic Minecraft" with geology that echoes the real world ...

Major video game studios' pursuit of ultra-realistic graphics has led to diminishing returns and industry-wide layoffs, according to the New York Times. Apparently, the kids of today don’t want ...

Recap: Gaming studios face increasingly difficult decisions as they grapple with the escalating costs of creating cutting-edge visuals and the diminishing returns these visuals often provide. The ...

Video game graphics have become hyperrealistic over the past four decades, with companies pouring money into the technology. Video game graphics have become hyperrealistic over the past four decades, ...

PC games started out with humble graphics and simple mechanics. Even if you weren’t born in the era of games with as basic graphics as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, you’d still be aware of how graphics ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Minecraft is one of the most popular games on the planet, so it should come as no surprise that the game has been spun off in a variety of directions ...