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Sunlight and shadows fall across a cherry grove in Minecraft with Vibrant Visuals.
Bedrock graphics checks

Minecraft Vibrant Visuals greyed out?

Check the main-menu setting, split-screen restrictions and updated Marketplace packs before changing your world.

GamerGuru Tech & Hardware Desk · 15 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Steve stands among baby Minecraft animals with visible Steve name labels
Name tags / Crafting and naming

How to craft a name tag in Minecraft

Use the diagonal recipe, name the tag at an anvil and check the mob for its new label. Librarian sales have been removed.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 13 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Minecraft players ride a harnessed happy ghast above an Overworld landscape
Minecraft / Flight checks

Minecraft happy ghast not moving: what to check on Java

Separate a standing builder from a mounted pilot, then check the adult, Harness and descent controls.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 6 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A Minecraft character rides a happy ghast across a sunlit mesa landscape with reflections on the water below.
Minecraft / Switch 2 on 27 October

Minecraft on Switch 2 adds Vibrant Visuals; upgrade cost remains unknown

Vibrant Visuals is confirmed; the price and details of the Switch upgrade path are still to come.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 30 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A hero fights zombies on a rain-soaked stone bridge in Minecraft Dungeons II
Minecraft Dungeons II / Gear and co-op

Minecraft Dungeons II's enchantment library gives you more control over gear

An enchantment library gives discoveries a future beyond the next drop; co-op inventories let players inspect them together.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 29 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Four blocky adventurers stand in a glowing underground pool in an official Minecraft Dungeons II screenshot.
Release calendar / PC and console

Minecraft Dungeons II needs its new world to make the sequel matter

Its new interconnected world, jump attack and deeper gear systems are promising, but clarity in hectic combat remains a watch point.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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