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Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

John is a professional author, currently publishing evergreen and feature articles for Android Police. He discovered his passion for writing when he was very young, and enjoys how it challenges him ...

Sodium is a must-have optimization mod for Minecraft 26.3. It has over 226,000,000 downloads from Modrinth alone. It helps increase FPS, reduce micro-stutters, and fix several graphical ...

Before you can start using some of the amazing Curseforge mods, you need to ensure that you have Forge installed on your device. This can take a bit of time, but we have all the steps listed down ...

Minecraft mods come in all shapes and sizes, either significantly altering the game or simply adding a few subtle features, like the Essential Mod does. If you’ve ever wondered what it did or why you ...

Boost your Minecraft FPS in 2026 with the best video settings, Java RAM/JVM tuning, performance mods, GPU fixes, Bedrock tips ...

Part of the joy in playing Minecraft on PC is in the many wonderful Minecraft mods that are available, but how do you get them installed? The easiest way is through Minecraft Forge 1.13. Even that is ...

While there’s an absolute ton of stuff you can do in Minecraft on its own, you can reach a whole new level of fun in the game thanks to modders. That’s right, the modding community for Minecraft is ...

So you’ve bought Minecraft and spent some time mucking around in a blocky wonderland–and now you want a little more out of the experience. This is where mods come in. Installing mods for a ...