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 ...

At Hardcore Gamer, Mia is a list writer who specializes in anything cozy or Hoyoverse. With A-levels in various media and film studies, she has a lot to say about her favorite games, which include ...

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 ...

James Austin (he/him) is a writer from the most haunted state in the U.S., Maine. When he's not ranking things for Dualshockers, he enjoys playing and designing tabletop RPGs. Thankfully, since ...

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 ...

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 ...