TL;DR: Discord released a major update enhancing Linux support, including hardware video encoding for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, Gamescope Vulkan integration, and native feel with automatic updates. The ...

A new Vulkan SDK beta version has been released, enabling developers to create native Vulkan API applications for Windows on Arm devices. Windows 11 on Arm machines is gaining market share with the ...

To enable Vulkan, players need to go to Options -> video settings -> graphics API -> prefer Vulkan. At the time of writing, this is an experimental feature and can be tested in Minecraft 26.1 ...

FFmpeg 8.1 (codename: Hoare), the 8.1st version of the open-source multimedia framework FFmpeg, was released as a stable version on March 16, 2026. This release follows version 8.0, which was released ...

After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer — update will prove a boon for performance and modding | Tom's ...

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 ...

Minecraft has been working on improving the game and bringing it up to par with competing modern titles. Among other changes, Vibrant Visuals was the single biggest visual overhaul to the game in ...

YouTube has as deep a selection of new movies as anyone, as long as you’re willing to pay to stream. But the video streaming service also has a great, if hard-to-find, selection of legal free movies.

Google has patched Chrome zero-day CVE-2025-6558, which is being actively exploited in the wild. Users are urged to update now to avoid sandbox escape attacks. Google has released a critical security ...

After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.