XP is an important resource that players can collect from performing multiple activities in Minecraft, like mining useful ores, killing hostile mobs, breeding animals, and more. When they enter the ...

Since the launch of Minecraft, the Nether dimension remained a barren wasteland until 2020 when Mojang revamped the entire hellish dimension by releasing the 1.16 Nether Update. The Nether Update was ...

If the Nether isn't already challenging enough for you, then the features added to the Minecraft Nether update may prove to be worthy of your time. New biomes, mobs, and blocks coming to the dark ...

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The Minecraft Nether update, aka 1.16, was a pretty substantial enhancement to Minecraft that made new additions to the Nether, appropriately enough, as well as various other tweaks, changes and bug ...

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How do you make a Nether Portal in Minecraft? This supernatural portal is a gateway between worlds, separating the overworld and Nether (a menacing hellscape full of hostile mobs). If you want to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Minecraft is gearing up for its next major update, the Nether Update, which will add new biomes to the previously rather samey Nether. A release date ...

To do this, you’ll need Obsidian, a very hard block type that can only be harvested using a Diamond or Netherite Pickaxe. Obsidian can be found in mines along pools of lava. You can also make it by ...

Today’s Minecraft update revisits the Nether, the spooky realm filled with lava, pig enemies, and terrifying fortresses. The Nether is now much more fleshed out and includes a new resource, Netherite, ...

We've been waiting for this moment for months now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mojang Studios has been working on the next ...