This video demonstrates the differences in mob loot mechanics between the Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft. It shows ...

Minecraft is getting two major updates in 2026 and both bring genuinely new content to the game. The first update, Tiny Takeover, dropped in March and focused on baby mobs, new items, and quality of ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With that said, it can be nice to change things up a bit, and Minecraft can look absolutely incredible with the ...

Sarah has been a writer all her life, and spent several years as a successful ghostwriter for numerous websites prior to becoming an editor and contributor for GameRant in 2015. She kicked off her ...

Mojang announces Mounts of Mayhem, a game update for late 2025. This release brings mechanics and combat innovations. Players will test a spear weapon and a Nautilus mount. Nautilus armor and a Zombie ...

Minecraft is one of the biggest games in the world, if not the biggest. How could a small indie game with no funding and only one developer become the phenomenon it is today? Let's take a trip down ...

Minecraft has elementary and somewhat fictional physics. Most blocks can simply float in the air without falling; the particle effects when a block is mined are 2D, and the water is completely static ...

The name Minecraft isn’t just a catchy moniker but tells you the two most important mechanics in the game: mining and crafting. Almost everything in Minecraft requires mining to find or collect. This ...

Lapis Lazuli is a mineral in Minecraft. It can be obtained in a variety of ways. In this IGN guide, we'll detail everything you'll need to know about Lapis Lazuli. With information on finding it, what ...

Looting is a hugely helpful enchantment in Minecraft that causes mobs killed by a sword enchanted with it to drop more items as well as increasing the chances they'll drop rare items. Players who want ...

Looking forward to the release of Minecraft update 1.17? For years, Minecraft players have been asking for a big update to the rather bland underground areas - you may know them as caves. They've not ...