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 ...

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 ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

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 ...

If you’re wondering how to smelt iron in Minecraft, the Blast Furnace is one of the fastest tools available for the job. Much like a standard Furnace, a Blast Furnace has the ability to smelt ores ...

A furnace is an important block in Minecraft. Whether looking to cook food for survival or craft some useful materials like charcoal or smelt ores, a furnace is required for the players to make ...

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 ...