![]() Microsoft purchased Minecraft creator Mojang in late 2014 for a staggering $2.5 billion. It's built on the familiar Bedrock engine so, as Minecraft Earth game director Torfi Olafsson explained to The Verge, "if you like building Redstone machines, or you're used to how the water flows, or how sand falls down, it all works." 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. Pokémon Go was a revolutionary step forward for AR gaming and although millions are still playing today, its impact somehow felt limited. Anyone accepted into the beta will also receive a free Earth skin.Forward-looking: Minecraft Earth could be exactly what the mobile gaming industry needs to further advance the idea of augmented reality gaming. To register, you’ll need you’ll need an Android phone running Android 7 Nougat or an iPhone running iOS 10 or later, as well as a Microsoft or Xbox Live account and app store log-in. There’s no guarantee you’ll be let in, but you can sign up “for a chance” to be one of the early testers. Minecraft Earth will be launching as a closed beta over the summer ahead of its wide release. While it’s unclear exactly how Microsoft plans to monetise the free-to-play game, it indicated to the Verge that objects, skins, and rupees (Minecraft’s form of currency) will be sold. One thing Mincecraft Earth won’t have, however, is loot boxes. The Verge came away impressed with its demo, but noted that gameplay felt “a little chaotic with multiple people involved,” so Microsoft still has some work to do. To build such a collaborate environment, Microsoft leaned on its Hololens team to develop “machine vision algorithms so that real-world objects can be used as anchors for digital content”. You’ll also be able to collaborate with your friends as well as battle mobs and take on challenges as your world grows and you fight for survival. Olafsson said Minecraft Earth actually incorporates real-world scenery into the game so you can fish a lake and chop down trees: “Minecraft pigs parading around your local park? That’s about to become your reality.” As you explore your neighborhood, Minecraft characters, variants, and other ”tapables” will fill your screen, and you’ll need to collect them to populate your builds. Like Pokemon Go and the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Minecraft Earth isn’t a game that’s meant to be played on a couch. “We have tried to stay very true to the kind of core design pillars of Minecraft,” Olafsson said, “and we’ve worked with the design team in Stockholm to make sure that the spirit of the game is carried through.” However, the game is built on the same Bedrock engine, so it brings over many of the same elements, along with some new ones. In an interview with the Verge, game director Torfi Olafsson said Minecraft Earth is an “adaptation” of the popular sandbox game rather than a straight port. Headed to mobile phones this summer as a limited beta, Minecraft Earth will blend the power of augmented reality with the mobs and skins of Minecraft to create a whole new world to build and explore. If you’ve ever wished your Pokemon Go had a little less Pikachu and a little more Creeper, Microsoft has a game for you.
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