Ray-tracing is one of those next-gen buzzwords that's difficult to get excited about. It doesn't help, of course, that it sounds like something Captain Kirk would shout from the command chair of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It can be difficult to quantify the value of ray tracing. On the one hand, realistic lighting paints a scene with an entirely different brush, colouring our gaming experiences with brooding realism ...

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 ...

Microsoft shows off its own ray tracing implementation for Xbox One X, but says so far it's just a demo, not a product. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

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 ...

Bringing ray tracing to consoles for the first time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Xbox Series X is Microsoft's next-generation ...