So, you want to make a Minecraft boat? You want to take to the seas with the wind in your pixelated ponytail as you navigate the calm and sometimes treacherous waters, which kind of depends on which ...

How do you make fireworks in Minecraft? Whether you're celebrating with your friends after a successful mining expedition, propelling yourself through the sky as you soar over the land using Elytra, ...

If you’re playing Minecraft in Survival Mode, potions can come in handy. You can drink a brew that enhances your melee attacks, your speed, or allows you to breathe underwater. This guide shows you ...

Want to make your very own Minecraft pixel art? Minecraft's creative potential is the main reason so many people still play it. Building a new house, constructing a subterranean fortress, creating ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the first items you need to craft upon spawning into a Minecraft world is a Bed. The Bed allows you to reset your spawn point in the world, ...

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, ...

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, ...

While Leads are used in a couple of other recipes, specifically for Balloons, their primary use is leashing mobs. You can leash just about every creature in Minecraft, but you'll find the most use for ...

Minecraft offers a wide range of character skins, but if you’re not feeling satisfied with any of them, you can explore countless skins developed by the Minecraft community on The Skindex. However, if ...

One tip that applies to real life and Minecraft is that everyone needs to sleep -- even villagers. However, you can’t simply create a cool house and sleep on the floor. That’s bad for your virtual ...

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 ...