GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Aside from a crafting table, you won't use any other utility block more in the early-mid game of Minecraft than a furnace. The furnace is used to ...

Christopher is a Features writer from the USA who has been playing, working on, and writing about video games for over 20 years and has a lifelong passion for the gaming industry as a whole. He began ...

The latest Minecraft Bedrock beta and preview added an array of new features, including baby mob overhauls and improvements to the user interface. Apart from this, the developers finally added a ...

Minecraft’s lava is a useful resource for furnace fuel or making your own obsidian (or for roasting mobs). Keeping a steady, endless supply of lava takes a bit of work, though. In this Minecraft ...

Mining is a major part of Minecraft. However, tools tend to wear out quickly. If you know how to make a Blast Furnace, you get access to the easiest recycling system in the game. Let’s learn how to ...