A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

With the immense popularity of "Minecraft" around the world, Microsoft and Code.org say they believe "the tutorial has the potential to reach people of all ages and likeness".

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build several types of Minecraft staircases, from basic to decorative, perfect for survival homes, castles, or creative builds.

Back when Minecraft was relatively new and was released on several new platforms, 4J Studios added a unique way to introduce players to the sandbox game.

Players are always looking for ways to mod Minecraft and transform the vanilla world by adding a host of functional and visual improvements.

Easy survival base tutorial for Minecraft. This big base has enough room for all your friends and gear. Build it together, fight together and win together.

You may have seen Minecraft used to teach programming or even mods that allow some in-game programming, but writing BASIC code inside Minecraft? That's virtually unheard of... until now. SethBling ...