Minecraft & News

How many people play Minecraft?

Posted: Sep 28, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview TL;DR – 126 million people. Minecraft is the single most popular game on the planet. You heard that right, we won on a technicality. Tetris is actually the most popular game of all time, but that’s only because there are hundreds of different Tetris titles, so they sold better as a franchise. Across the […]

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Silverfish in Minecraft

Posted: Sep 25, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview Silverfish…small, buglike hostile mobs found in strongholds, igloo basements, and mountains. Or so they are described as such on the official Minecraft Wiki. These stone devils wreak havoc on the citizens of Minecraftia, all in the name of what? Strongholds? No, they really are just annoying little fishies that crawl on land and slap […]

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Fifth Annual Minecraft Scholarship Winner

Posted: Sep 24, 2020 in Discussion

By ApexHosting

Congratulations To James Andrew Kelley! This year has brought upon the largest amount of entries that we have ever seen! We had over 12,000 submissions and all of your essays were absolutely enthralling with fantastic stories to tell. We had a very hard time choosing a winner this year, but we have selected James Andrew […]

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Rig Blog

Posted: Sep 23, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview The Apex Hosting Rig is a pretty nifty Minecraft Character rig for Blender 2.8 and 2.9. This stud was handcrafted for use in Apex Hosting advertisements and social media posts. This rig in particular has many features which include fancy feet, a flip bone, wrists, fingers, the ability to toggle between a smooth and […]

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Who Created Minecraft?

Posted: Sep 21, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Introduction Imagine this. You’re Markus “Notch” Persson in class. Language Arts is boring as ever, and the bell is about to ring. Ring! The door slams open as you hear the professor mutter something about homework, or whatever. Once you rush home, you have the time of your life playing with your LEGO sets. Fast-forward […]

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How To Make An Anvil In Minecraft

Posted: Sep 11, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview Anvils. Quite the odd blocks, aren’t they? Although they weren’t in Minecraft forever, they’re quite old. Added in 1.4, back when Notch was allowed at Minecon, these are very useful blocks that are required to do a lot of cool and interesting functions. Notch alluded to the addition of Anvils back in 2010, only […]

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The Price of Nostalgia: How Much Does Minecraft Cost?

Posted: Sep 7, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview Over a decade ago, Minecraft released its first playable version. At the time, the game was incredibly simple. Just ten blocks, no download required, and a dream. Over the course of 11+ years, Minecraft has evolved and grown. It has switched ownership, shifted creatively, and become the biggest single game on the planet. Unfortunately, […]

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Minecraft Piglins: A Guide

Posted: Sep 2, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview Ever since 1.16 snapshots started releasing, the Minecraft community was dumbfounded at the news that Zombie Pigmen would be replaced with an entirely new design, and mob system: Piglins. Now that the Nether update is fully released, we have an entirely new dimension with new rules under the reign of a new porkish mob. […]

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What’s The Best Minecraft Hosting Site?

Posted: Aug 26, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview So, you want to start up a Minecraft server, but some things are holding you back. You want better security, performance, tech support and maybe you just hate setting up all that crap yourself. This is where server hosting comes into play. But what exactly is server hosting? Basically, for a monthly, quarterly, or […]

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Minecraft 1.17 Update Speculation

Posted: Aug 18, 2020 in Discussion

By David

Overview With the recent release of the 1.16 Nether Update, we have very limited information on what is next for Minecraft. However, with that same information, we can make educated guesses based on the context of the community and what parts of Minecraft historically have been ‘lacking’ to say the least. This will be a […]

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