If you ask anyone in the community what shader to boot up first, 9 times out of 10 they’ll tell you Complementary. For version 26.2, the developers have masterfully adapted to the new engine changes.

Many’s the time I’ve downloaded a big, fancy new game, just waiting for the moment I get to flex my graphics card on the latest graphics… only to have to wait another ten minutes for the shaders to ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

PC gamers who are tired of waiting for their games to “compile shaders” during some load times may want to dig into the latest beta version of the Nvidia App. Alongside new DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame ...

Modern gamers are used to loading up a new game for the first time and being forced to wait multiple minutes while a “compiling shaders” step whirs away, optimizing advanced 3D effects for their ...

Players need Minecraft Java edition and a mod like Optifine or Iris to run a shader pack. Download the shader pack from a trusted source and store the zip file in an accessible place. Launch Minecraft ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. While you may be limited to which version of Minecraft you can play ...

Could you hear the collective sigh of relief across Hollywood? After a dismal start to 2025, the box office has finally — at long last! — started to exhibit signs of life. That’s thanks to the ...