Skins!

That's right.
We're back with another exciting new announcement, because we're now on the Skindex!
The Skindex is an exciting website where you can create your own Minecraft skins with tons of tools to make it easy, and we're proud to add our skins to their current collection of thousands!
So make sure to go check out our page and our skins on the Skindex including From the Flames, Molten, and soon an epic lightning-charged one!

YouTube!

It's finally here!
The Diamond Squid has at long last arrived on YouTube as Disintegrator Games! We've decided to start off the channel with a literal bang in the form of our new intro, and come January, we'll be bringing you awesome content like tutorials for all skill levels, epic gameplay alone and with friends, a little light-hearted trolling with those aforementioned friends, reviews, and oh-so-much more!
Go check out Disintegrator Games today!

Coming Soon: Minecraft Maps and Servers!

If you've been following us, you've been barraged with tons of exciting new announcements over the past few hours (most of them beginning with "if you've been following us"). Well, brace yourself, because we're not done!
Because now we're here with some of our biggest news yet: we're going to be launching a Minecraft map and maybe even a server! The exact timetable remains unknown, but expect them to roll out sometime next year (the map, Extreme Lava Parkour, is probably arriving early 2019)!
So what's the server? Well, you might have a clue if you've frequented our blog. That's right: we're working toward making our Bedrock Murder Mystery project a server! It's still in the beta testing phase, and things may change, but if all goes according to plan, you'll soon be able to play a feature-packed minigame with almost all the features from the original Hypixel minigame and more!
Follow us to receive updates about this and the other big things we're rolling out. Keep checking back, because we're not done!
UPDATE: We're having trouble with our servers, and they have been delayed indefinitely. Don't worry, we're still on track to roll out some big things, and we may release these as maps if we can't fix the servers.

Are we ever coming to YouTube?

So over the past few years, this blog has been growing and thriving, experiencing success in several different countries across the globe. But your question may be this: if the blog is doing so well, when is the logical next step? When, if ever, is the Diamond Squid coming to YouTube?
Well, the short answer is yes and probably January respectively. That's right, we're making plans to launch a channel in January, along with the Murder Mystery Beta 2.0! For now, though, go check out our friend, Phantom Arrow's channel. Hopefully he'll be joining us for the beta test!
To wrap things up, we still need a name for our channel! Comment below your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions, and don't forget to follow us to join the Squid Squad!

Tutorials

Confused by commands? Can't figure out how to make that redstone contraption? Starting now, the Diamond Squid can help, with the new Tutorials page, where we make the most difficult aspects of everyone's favorite sandbox game simple!
Please note that Tutorials are under construction and will not be complete until otherwise noted.

Big Things are Happening!

So if you read last night's post, you know we teased at some big things that are coming. We didn't lie! The Diamond Squid is on a quest to make it more about the community, and that starts today, because today we're here with the first wave of big news, and it's all about you! Stay tuned for the big announcements, and keep checking; because there'll be way more to come!

What Happened?

So those of you who actually follow the blog probably assumed it died almost a year ago when I abruptly stopped blogging. Nope. The Diamond Squid lives on. Because I'm like that. I moved on, because I have the attention span of a three-year-old. No offense, three-year-olds.
But now I'm back, and I bring answers.
So if you've been following Minecraft Survival blogging, you'll notice that it came to an abrupt end at Episode 3, shortly before the rest of my blogging dropped off. But as always, I'm back, and today I'm here with the long overdue explanation.
All things have to come to an end, unfortunately. And that's exactly what happened to Minecraft Survival Blogging. And no, I don't mean the End. Because it appears that this world will never make it there. Instead, it perished along with my eighty-odd other Minecraft worlds when the device that held them dropped and smashed to pieces. But don't worry! We're back in business, Murder Mystery is still in development and only better than ever, and we're going to be releasing the fourth and final episode soon and then starting a new world!
And now to wrap things up, a big shoutout to those who have stuck with the blog over this one-year blogging drought (so essentially no one). Well, keep sticking with us, because we're planning some big things.

Things to do on the Diamond Squid

We've been posting a lot of new content on the Diamond Squid lately, and if you're wondering what to do or where to start, don't worry! We've got your back.
Just check our new article, Things to do on the Diamond Squid, where we review a list of our best content and most enjoyable activities!

Minecraft Survival Blogging!

Today we are proud to announce our new series, in which we open a new Minecraft Survival Mode world and blog about what happens!
It's fun, adventurous, and hilarious, and you can check it out here!

We've passed 75 pages!

Hello there! It's me, the Diamond Squid, and today I have a special announcement: our blog has surpassed 75 pages!
A big thank you to you all for your continued support!

Introducing... Contests!

Hey guys! The Diamond Squid here!
Today I'm proud to announce a feature that us here at the Diamond Squid have been working on for a long time... Contests!
The idea behind contests is that every year, one main contest and several smaller events will be hosted, and the winner of the main contest will recieve some awesome Minecraft merch of their choice as a prize. The contests will launch as soon as 2018 rolls around, and more details will be revealed then.
Stay tuned for more info, and in the meantime, you can catch a tantalizing sneak peek at Contests here.

Enter the SQUID SQUAD!

Over the past few days, we've been working on a number of projects, which we are proud to announce now!
First, we've added a column called Minecraft fun facts. It doesn't really serve any purpose, but it seemed like a good idea, so go check it out here!
Next, we've added a community creations page. You mave have already read this post about it, but we've decided to update it daily with new community creations, so if you haven't already, go check it out!
And last, but DEFINITELY not least, you may have noticed the recent introduction of a very important button to the Diamond Squid. That's right... we've added a follow button!
Now, with only a single click of your mouse, you can be alerted every time we post more of our trademark epic content. So what are you waiting for? Follow us and join the Squid Squad today!

Community Creations!

Today the Diamond Squid is proud to announce the introduction of yet another fun column to the blog!
Normally, I'd probably keep you suspense for ten minutes by witholding information about our latest project; however, you've already read the name of this post, so I guess that's kind of pointless.
So what are you waiting for? Check out the gems of the Minecraft community here!

We need your help!

As you may have noticed, I haven't posted a Minecraft tip of the day in a week or so. This is because it is hard to come up with and post a unique, original, and useful new Minecraft tip every day. And that's where YOU (yes, you) come in! We've created a Suggestions page where you can pitch your ideas for the Diamond Squid, including articles, improved blog navigation, and more! You can find the Suggestions page by clicking any of the links provided in this post, or you can find it by navigating to Community on the pages tab.

Flashback Friday

Despite the fact that this is a blog, I don't typically make many posts in regard to my thoughts and emotions, and I tend to treat the Diamond Squid more as a website than a blog. I intend for this post to break that pattern.

A memory of my first time playing Minecraft in December 2013 recently sprang to mind, and I would like to share it with you.

This was back in the day when the Minecraft app was still called Minecraft: Pocket Edition, back in the day when the Nether had not yet been brought to Pocket Edition and was instead substituted by an item called the Nether reactor core, back in the day where there were only two difficulty settings, back in the day where you could die in Creative Mode by falling into the Void, back in the day of the cherished cyan flower, back in the day before bats, boats, cave spiders, commands, dungeons, emeralds, endermen, experience, guardians, hunger, illagers, infinite worlds, mineshafts, mutton, ocean temples, redstone, silverfish, skins, sprinting, strongholds, villagers or villages, witches, woodland mansions, and (most importantly of all) squids.

I was a stranger to Minecraft back then, and I remember thinking the minecart was actually named "Minecraft" and you had to hold it in your hand to break blocks. I also had no idea what flying was, and often a time I would accidently activate the feature, and would find myself hovering in midair for no apparent reason.

The first time I played Survival Mode, I was surprised to discover that blocks could not be broken instantly, and instead you had to stand there punching them. I also had no idea that monsters could not spawn with the difficulty set to Peaceful, and I was confused when no monsters came out at night. I had no idea what creepers or skeletons were or what they did, and my first encounter with a monster was quite memorable. It was dusk and I thought I saw a cow with glowing red horns. You guessed it... it was a spider! (I found that out the hard way.)

What are your earliest memories of Minecraft? Leave a comment down below!

A big shout out to my viewers!

What with it being Thanksgiving weekend and all, I was feeling very greatful for all the people that view my blog, and I thought it would be a good idea to thank you for your continued support of the Diamond Squid!
Also, I would like to give a big shout out to my international viewers. Today I was checking my blog's statistics and I was very excited to notice that I had gotten 3 views in Ukraine, so thank you guys very much! You are appreciated!

Meet the Mobs!

As you may know, you will have the opportunity to vote for one of four mobs during Minecon Earth this Saturday, and the winning mob will be added to Minecraft.
Having trouble deciding which mob to vote on? The Diamond Squid is here to help, with the scoop on all four candidates. Enjoy!

Introducing Minecraft tip of the day!

We have recently introduced a new feature to the Diamond Squid!

We are now running a column called Minecraft tip of the day, where, as you may have guessed, a new Minecraft tip (typically for survival mode, but not always) is published... every day!

You can find the tip of the day here.

MineClub comes to Xbox Live!

It's here! MineClub has officially arrived as a club on Xbox Live!
Have an Xbox Live account? Want to join? Just contact the Diamond Squid! (who continues to remain anonymous to all but his friends.)
Please note that MineClub is a hidden club and you must be personally aquianted with the Diamond Squid to join.

We've Reworked The Diamond Squid!

The Diamond Squid has just gotten a makeover in order to make it easier than ever before to navigate to the page you need! Among the pages we have added are Blocks and Items, Help, and More [pages].
Ask Nate, Minecraft Merch Guide, and Murder Mystery have been removed from the pages bar, but do not despair! They have been relocated to Help and More respectively.
Enjoy, and make sure to let us know here if you have any questions!

We've hit 50 pages!

It's happened! The Diamond Squid has reached 50 total pages! And we're not stopping there! We're working on creating pages about Blocks and Items, like Beds and Concrete Blocks, in order to turn this blog into an essential resource and a useful reference. Tell us what pages you think we should create first and we'll make it happen! Thanks for your undying support, and stay tuned for more squidly content!

New look!

Hey there, everybody! You may have noticed that a certain squidly blog has gotten a bit of a makeover. That's right, folks! We've changed our color scheme! Tell us your thoughts about the blog's fresh new look in the comments down below.

Thank You!

As I was blogging today, I felt it necessary to give a big thank you to all my faithful supporters that continue to visit my blog! I couldn't do this without you guys! Thank you so much!

MineClub is back!

Hey there, everyone!
As you may have guessed from the title of the post, MineClub is making its triumphant return! Stay tuned for meeting times and more!

About us

So what exactly is The Diamond Squid? Good question. The Diamond Squid is the official blog of MineClub, a community for Minecraft enthusiasts who would like to share tips, achievements, and funny Minecraft stories with other Minecraft players, talk about the mysteries of Minecraft, (Herobrine!) and receive a monthly newsletter. If you aren't already part of MineClub, join today!

NOTE:
If you are not somehow associated with the club president, your membership will not be valid.