John has been writing about videogames for almost a decade, and playing them for almost three. His greatest passion is for Grand Strategy and immersive RPGs, but he's dabbled in pretty much every ...

Speedruns in Minecraft can be difficult without using the best world seeds to generate the resources needed to reach the Ender Dragon faster than anyone else. The right seed could let you have the ...

Nether Fortresses are one of only two places in the game you can find Nether Warts, found growing at the base of outdoor staircase towers or in Chests. Nether Warts are incredibly important for ...

Speedrunners take their craft seriously. In Minecraft, however, worlds are randomly generated. This means there’s no way to compare speedruns in two different worlds. Thankfully, seeds solve that ...

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 ...