Denny Connolly is an editor and contributor who joined the Game Rant team in 2014. He specializes in game guides, MMO coverage, and the Pokemon GO beat; but is a lifelong fan of all game genres. He's ...

While Minecraft 1.6 will introduce several new blocks to Mojang's popular sandbox game, the Minecraft 1.5.2 update is focused almost entirely on eliminating remaining bugs and crashes after the ...

New texture packs for the console versions of Minecraft are on the way. People just can’t get enough of Minecraft. The customizable experience has been moved from the PC to just about every home ...

Deploy The Slogan As Gears of War: Reloaded gets ready to hit PS5 day one, PlayStation reveals Xbox probably made Phil Spencer's mouth water by dominating its console's April best-sellers Nightmeme ...

Minecraft looking dull? Here are ten texture packs that will refresh your gaming experience. Minecraft looking a bit dull to you? Those default textures should be one of the first things gamers toss ...

In a game that has built its entire empire on being an open and flexible platform for self-expression, it was only a matter of time before people pushed the limits of Minecraft’s creative nature ...

It's been 16 years since Minecraft launched, but the modding community is proving the game isn't just surviving—it's thriving. As of May 2026, a wave of new texture packs and optimization mods is ...

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than ...

sports journalism before transitioning into video games, TV and media to follow my other passions. I have several published articles in newspapers and online in sports, mainly football. Alongside my ...