In brief: Nvidia launched its push toward hardware-accelerated ray tracing in 2018 with its GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards, promoting the technology as a defining feature of next-gen gaming.

Ray tracing used to be the thing you toggled on just to see your rig sweat. Back in 2019, flipping it on in Metro Exodus or Battlefield V meant sacrificing half of your frame rate in exchange for ...

Minecraft is entering a new era in 2026. With the launch of Minecraft Java 26.1, Mojang is not just releasing another content patch — it’s introducing a new yearly versioning system and laying down ...

Here is ray tracing explained in simple terms, how ray tracing performance impacts FPS, and when ray tracing gaming visuals are truly worth the trade-off. Pixabay, Timrael Ray tracing has gone from a ...

Born in the 8-bit era, raised by the 16-bit era, and perfected by the 32-bit era, Cory's roots grew from the likes Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man to the world of Resident Evil and Castlevania. Owning ...

Minecraft Java snapshots will now use a new version numbering system starting with Minecraft 26.1. The latest snapshot also brings a balanced villager trading system and a revamped lighting system. A ...

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community. The change ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

AMD says it's about to adopt a "brand-new rendering approach" when it comes to ray tracing, and specifically path tracing, in the latest games, thanks to a new dedicated hardware block in its next-gen ...

Dying Light: The Beast is out now, and with it, the next installment of the parkour zombie title is out. We at The Escapist speak rather fondly of it in our Dying Light: The Beast review – in case you ...

Ray Tracing in Dying Light The Beast? Yes! And no… It’s complicated! Source: Dying Light: The Beast, developer: Techland. Dying Light: The Beast was released a couple of minutes ago. Many players are ...