Seeds are an essential part of Minecraft. With them, worlds are generated and can be shared with others. Found a world that has three villages at spawn? Others can use the seed to get the same thing.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While it might seem like a brand new Minecraft map is random, there's a lot of math happening under the hood to ensure that mountains look like ...

Cobblestone is hugely important in Minecraft's Skyblock survival maps, as it is often used to expand the player's starting area into other biomes and locations. Without cobblestone, Skyblock players ...

Some of these projects have been in the works for years, and alongside modding and texture packs, they let you reinvent your game with fresh scenarios. It could be getting to play Doom in Minecraft, ...