To craft bookshelves in Minecraft, the process is simple and requires only two ingredients: First, you need three books. To craft a book, use three pieces of paper and one piece of leather in a 2 x 2 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. You don't have to use tools in Minecraft. You could just punch trees and dirt and stop there. But you'd be missing out on a lot. Some blocks require ...

Great news: Minecraft finally adds saddles as a crafting item, and it’s only been 15 years. The saddles in Minecraft were introduced in 2010 as a means to ride pigs initially, and then the saddle was ...

Plan a return trip to the Nether, because the latest Minecraft update adds a new material that’s more powerful than diamond. Diamond isn’t the best grade of gear in Minecraft anymore — the brand new ...

Most Minecraft players use torches as their go to light source for lighting up a space, but there are plenty of options now that weren't around in the beginning. One of these relatively new sources is ...

To make it a little easier to find your way around, we're going to be splitting all the new goodies in the Nether Update into two categories: blocks and items. Blocks can usually be found naturally in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The world of Minecraft is rife with danger, whether it be a simple misjudged jump or lethal potion-tossing witches. Your first night in the game is ...

Copper lantern is a brand new light-emitting block that Mojang released with Minecraft snapshot 25w32a. This block will be part of an upcoming game drop releasing sometime in the fall. The developers ...

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