Move over, Pokemon GO. It's Minecraft's 10-year anniversary and to commemorate the milestone the brand is launching an augmented reality (AR) mobile game, Minecraft Earth that may seem somewhat familiar to PokemonGO players.
Minecraft Earth blends state-of-the-art Microsoft technology like Azure Spatial Anchors tracking and PlayFab integration for a sophisticated AR gaming experience where gamers collect, explore, build and survive. Minecraft and PlayFab are part of the Microsoft family.
The free-to-play game, available on both iOS and Android, involves players collecting resources, fighting mobs, and gain experience points to progress in the game. Players go out in the real world to find small clusters of blocks, chests or mobs called Tappables. There are also Adventures, small slices of Minecraft worlds in life-size AR – a mine with diamonds underfoot, or trees where skeletons lurk.
Minecraft Earth features many of the Vanilla* Minecraft mobs from the existing universe along with new ones that are currently in the pipeline. Over time, players will get the chance to discover and collect unique variants and use them to populate builds, as well as gather resources and take on nearby challenges.
Just as in the existing game, players can build their own permanent creations in Minecraft Earth. Build Plates support small, tabletop-sized environments all the way to life-size scale.
The game is optimised for social multiplayer experiences. Anyone with an AR-capable smartphone and Minecraft Earth installed will be able to join a session and interact together.
Ten years in, Minecraft continues to grow. There are now over 200 million registered users of the China edition of Minecraft. Nearly 130 million Minecraft Hour of Code sessions have been completed, and the base game has sold 176 million copies worldwide.
MINECON is also back as MINECON Live. The annual livestream about all things Minecraft will be around 90 minutes long, packed with news, sessions with content creators, and on-demand community panels. MINECON Live will be streamed on Minecraft.net and other Minecraft-owned channels on September 28 at 12 pm EST.
Details:
Minecraft Earth is in closed beta. Find out how to get a chance to be part of the game.
Watch the trailer
Read the Minecraft Earth FAQ
Minecraft Earth blends state-of-the-art Microsoft technology like Azure Spatial Anchors tracking and PlayFab integration for a sophisticated AR gaming experience where gamers collect, explore, build and survive. Minecraft and PlayFab are part of the Microsoft family.
The free-to-play game, available on both iOS and Android, involves players collecting resources, fighting mobs, and gain experience points to progress in the game. Players go out in the real world to find small clusters of blocks, chests or mobs called Tappables. There are also Adventures, small slices of Minecraft worlds in life-size AR – a mine with diamonds underfoot, or trees where skeletons lurk.
Minecraft Earth features many of the Vanilla* Minecraft mobs from the existing universe along with new ones that are currently in the pipeline. Over time, players will get the chance to discover and collect unique variants and use them to populate builds, as well as gather resources and take on nearby challenges.
Just as in the existing game, players can build their own permanent creations in Minecraft Earth. Build Plates support small, tabletop-sized environments all the way to life-size scale.
The game is optimised for social multiplayer experiences. Anyone with an AR-capable smartphone and Minecraft Earth installed will be able to join a session and interact together.
Ten years in, Minecraft continues to grow. There are now over 200 million registered users of the China edition of Minecraft. Nearly 130 million Minecraft Hour of Code sessions have been completed, and the base game has sold 176 million copies worldwide.
MINECON is also back as MINECON Live. The annual livestream about all things Minecraft will be around 90 minutes long, packed with news, sessions with content creators, and on-demand community panels. MINECON Live will be streamed on Minecraft.net and other Minecraft-owned channels on September 28 at 12 pm EST.
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| Source: Microsoft. Minecraft Earth poster. |
Details:
Minecraft Earth is in closed beta. Find out how to get a chance to be part of the game.
Watch the trailer
Read the Minecraft Earth FAQ
*Vanilla Minecraft is the version of the game that has no gameplay modifications.
