Chris Birsner is a writer and journalist who most recently worked as an editor at Anton Media Group on Long Island. He is a 2018 graduate of Hofstra University. He enjoys playing Nintendo Switch, ...

Before the last update drop of 2025, copper was kind of useless in Minecraft. We all used to toss away this material since it had so few uses, but now there are some very compelling reasons to hang ...

Some Minecraft blocks can take surprisingly long to mine in survival mode. Obsidian, for example, requires around 9–10 ...

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 ...

Discover how to construct an efficient automated kelp farm in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. This guide details building a base, integrating pistons and observers, setting up a redstone system, and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Minecraft can be a little intimidating--an endless, procedurally generated world where creepers await around every corner, and it's easy to get lost ...

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 ...

While there are many games that allow people to get as creative as can be, nothing beats Minecraft—the popular sandbox game from Mojang. It lets players create whatever they can possibly imagine, ...