Explore this tall Minecraft forest house built with strong stone walls, warm wooden beams, a detailed steep roof, outdoor stairs, flower pots, glowing lanterns, balconies, and a cozy forest backdrop.

It's hard to beat the joy of discovering a new biome in Minecraft, so the news that Mojang has opened the metaphorical doors to its Dappled Forest region is very welcome. We were teased with its ...

Verity mod is now available for download on Minecraft Java and Bedrock Editions. The only catch is that it is not the official mod since the mod simply does not exist. It was showcased in a YouTube ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

The blockbuster game Minecraft depicts a world created by cubes: everything is made of discrete building blocks. It may therefore seem particularly unsuitable for calculating pi (π), the mathematical ...

Dear Sundog, On a recent guided rafting trip down the Upper Gauley River in West Virginia, my guide was taking what seems to be a lot of extra risks. He’d always hit the hole, run the slot, even ...

The Uncensored Library, a digital project that chronicles attacks on journalistic liberty, is adding a U.S. wing alongside those dedicated to Russia, Saudi Arabia and others. By Will Bahr See more of ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Players need Minecraft Java edition and a mod like Optifine or Iris to run a shader pack. Download the shader pack from a trusted source and store the zip file in an accessible place. Launch Minecraft ...

This video shows a clever Minecraft base design that uses a Nether portal as a simple defense. A player leads a large group of zombies toward the base instead of fighting them directly. When the ...