A college student, a couple of semesters away from getting an undergraduate degree in chemistry. Likes to read good literature, play the piano, play chess, and listen to music and podcasts. Born in ...

Mina has been playing video games for her whole life. She hails from Virginia in the USA, and she loves cozy games, FPSs, MMOs, and puzzle games. She lives in Richmond with her husband and her kitty, ...

Stefan is a machine that plays video games, writes about video games, and then stares at a wall. Staring at a wall is the most productive part of its day. Minecraft is a game with a somewhat pastoral ...

To build a portal in Minecraft, you can use a lot more obsidian than this to fit your needs (easy transportation, farming purposes). But this guide will help you build a nether portal efficiently, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Minecraft has hundreds of possible blocks you can use to create structures or spruce up your base. If you're looking for something close to real life, ...

To make a mob farm in Minecraft, you'll need stone, trapdoors, chests, hoppers, slabs, and water. Your mob farm will automatically spawn enemies and collect them into ...

Tried and true, a house is a necessity for almost every Minecraft player. We’ve all started with the hole in the dirt, or the tiny wooden box for the first couple of nights. But rather than settle for ...

What are the best Minecraft castle builds? Minecraft's sprawling, procedurally generated landscapes lend themselves perfectly to the majesty of a castle build, be it in the snow, lush green mountains, ...

First, place 3 obsidian blocks on the first ground. This will be where your elevator stop. Repeat this one more time on the second floor. Remember that those 3 blocks on each floor need to be at the ...