This is where things start to get a bit messy. Both Microsoft's new implementation and the Nvidia RTX demo are based on DXR, or DirectX Ray Tracing, an extension of DX12. That makes sense for this new ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lots of texture packs and shaders can really change up the look and feel of the Minecraft world, ...

As I reported in my previous post (Immersive Realism Comes To Minecraft Through Ray Tracing From Nvidia), the addition of Nvidia’s RTX graphics ray tracing technology transformed the cartoon-like ...

Minecraft's blocky world might be the last place you'd think would need more realism. However, NVIDIA and Microsoft have announced that they've done exactly that, bringing RTX ray-tracing powers to ...

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 ...

When you think of Minecraft, you probably imagine blocky graphics and simplistic textures. But the recent beta launch of ray tracing support for NVIDIA's RTX graphics cards transforms it into an ...

Minecraft Bedrock Edition beta build is now testing out RTX ray-tracing. Even with modest RTX hardware, it is truly stunning. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

2020 has been hard for everyone, even those who thrive in virtual worlds. Gaming events have been postponed then canceled and communities have had to quickly find new ways to get together even when ...