As Minecraft is an extremely open-ended game by design, the notion of “speedrunning” it can seem a little wonky. However, despite its open-ended nature, Minecraft does have a designated endpoint, … Read more
The trident has a noble lineage, both as a tool of hearty fishermen and vengeful gods of the sea. It’s such a simple design, a spear with a forked edge, … Read more
Image via Mojang/Nvidia One of the first games to support real-time ray tracing is the top-rated sandbox game known as Minecraft. Ray tracing allows you to experience Minecraft in a whole new light, … Read more
Part of playing games online is developing a knack for finding servers that run the game you most enjoy it. For example, in my old Team Fortress 2 days, I … Read more
Image via Mojang Have you ever seen an underground lake before? I mean, I haven’t, but the idea is fascinating, isn’t it? An entirely self-contained body of water dwelling beneath … Read more
Image via Reddit I’ve always liked giving names to things. Not just pets and people, but just various things I see and interact with. There used to be a cockroach … Read more
You ever find a really smooth rock by a river or something? It’s satisfying, right? A perfectly smooth surface you can feel between your fingers. It’s a scientific fact people … Read more
Everyone wants their own pet dragon. Don’t even pretend like you don’t, you’re just lying to yourself. Dragons are awesome, especially Minecraft’s Ender Dragon. They’re so awesome, I bet you’re … Read more
No matter how strong the materials you use to build stuff in Minecraft, there’s always a chance a stray Creeper or poorly placed block of TNT could blow it to … Read more
Image via Mojang Part of the process of getting good at Minecraft is unlearning everything you know about conventional physics in favor of the game’s slightly off-kilter floaty block physics. … Read more
Image via Mojang When you’re beset by a horde of zombies and skeletons in Minecraft, a good, sturdy sheet of metal is sufficient for not dying, nine times out of … Read more
Image via Mojang Here’s a fun science fact: the earliest example of a handled wood-chopping axe is believed to have been created during the Mesolithic period, around 6000 BC. It … Read more
Image via Mojang Don’t you hate it when your stuff wears out? Not even in video games, just in general? Like a computer mouse or a toothbrush or something. It’s … Read more
Minecraft’s randomly generated worlds use a string of numbers known as seeds. There are infinite numbers of unique worlds out there, and some are a lot more fun to play … Read more
Trying to figure out how to update to Minecraft 1.6? The Nether update is available to play right now and revamps the Minecraft underworld in significant ways. In this new … Read more
The 1.16 update for Minecraft added a new material called Netherite. Players must venture into a Nether Portal to find this high-quality resource. You can use it to upgrade weapons … Read more
Minecraft worlds generate randomly based on something called a seed. These seeds populate the world with different terrains to make unique environments. Every world is different in its own way … Read more
There are tons of Minecraft seeds out there, but some are a lot more fun than others. A good seed will have some good terrain, interesting locations, and make for … Read more
When Does Minecraft Dungeons Release? Minecraft Dungeons is the upcoming dungeon-crawler from Mojang, the company behind the original sandbox game Minecraft. The upcoming game is a totally different concept than … Read more
This guide will explore the best resource packs currently available for Minecraft. Resource packs can drastically change how the game looks for the better. You should be able to use … Read more
The Floo Network / Microsoft Witchcraft and Wizardry is a Harry Potter RPG mod for Minecraft. It is developed by a team of Minecraft modders known as The Floo Network. … Read more
Enchantments are one way to increase your character’s attributes in Minecraft. Armor, tools, weapons, and books can all be enchantments to improve their existing abilities or imbue them with new … Read more
These are the best Minecraft cave mods that will make going in caves actually fun to explore. So here’s how you can make your caves look far better than they … Read more