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Microsoft's new game is not a direct translation of Minecraft but rather, an adaptation. Collaboration is arguably the biggest draw of Minecraft Earth as you're encouraged to share your creations with others in the real world. With Minecraft Earth, you'll be able to create, explore, collect, collaborate and survive like never before.

Microsoft as part of its 10th anniversary celebration for Minecraft on Friday officially unveiled Minecraft Earth, a new augmented reality mobile game.

Minecraft already has a massive user base, many of which will no doubt be excited to give the mobile AR variant a whirl. PokГ©mon Go was a revolutionary step forward for AR gaming and although millions are still playing today, its impact somehow felt limited. Just last year, South African streamers were able to raise close to R2 million for starving childrenВ during a marathon play of the game.Forward-looking: Minecraft Earth could be exactly what the mobile gaming industry needs to further advance the idea of augmented reality gaming. ItвЂ™s a nice touch for anyone thatвЂ™s dedicated time to the experience and will hopefully make their final moments more enjoyable.Дespite being a decade old this year, MinecraftВ is still wildly popular. Time for crafting and smelting will be drastically reduced and all the gameвЂ™s finished but unreleased content will also be added, amongst other changes.

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One last update will be pushed out before the game is shut down, with the intention of making the game easier and more fun for players. Players who spent money on Minecraft Earth will also be given a copy of Minecraft (Bedrock Version) to play at their leisure. In that same blog post, the developers note that players with any rubies (the gameвЂ™s premium currency) still in their accounts will have the amount converted to Minecoins, a currency that can be used to buy cosmetics in the original Minecraft.

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Of course, there are always questions that are raised by users whenever any kind of software is sunset and this is no exception. Thus, the game will be playable right up until 30 June of 2021 after which it will be formally executed. ItвЂ™s still a fairly new title yet, according to Microsoft, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has made it unsustainable. ItвЂ™s a fairly abrupt halt to the game, given that it was only unveiled in May of 2019 and went into open beta a few months later.

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вЂњMinecraft Earth was designed around free movement and collaborative play вЂ“ two things that have become near impossible in the current global situation,вЂќ notes the MinecraftВ team in a blog post shared last night. The AR mobile game that allowed players to build and explore in the real world with a Minecraft overlay projected through their phones (think PokГ©mon GO but instead of catching cute virtual monsters youвЂ™re building digital treehouses with blocks) will be terminated in June. Minecraft Earth was set to be a massive success when it was first announced but it seems that it was just taking too long to make the money Microsoft was looking for.