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'Minecraft Earth' will Shut down On June 30th Just over a year after bringing Minecraft Earth in the US, Microsoft announced this week that it will end the game in the coming year. Minecraft Earth players have until June 30th, 2021 to play the game in augmented reality before Microsoft shuts down its servers and the game is not available for download from the app marketplaces. Developer Mojang Studios blamed the coronavirus pandemic and all the changes to daily life that have come with it for the shutdown. "Minecraft Earth was designed to allow playing with no restrictions and in a collaborative manner and collaboration - two things that are now almost impossible to do in the current global situation," the studio said. Similar to Niantic with Pokemon Go, Mojang had tweaked the game to make it more accessible to play at home. Clearly, these changes were not enough. FLASH ANTS After many great adventures, we've made the difficult decision of closing down Minecraft Earth in June 2021. We're extremely grateful for your help, and today's last version has a number of tweaks to make the last few months as enjoyable as they can be: - https://t.co/D9fEGuOoqX - pic.twitter.com/KyHIToSrsI - Minecraft (@Minecraft) on January 5 2021. But there is an upside to today's news: Mojang plans on presenting Minecraft Earth in style. The studio has released one final update for Minecraft Earth. It contains changes that "make your time on Minecraft Earth more enjoyable." This update also stops real-money transactions, and significantly reduces the time players to construct and craft things within the game. Additionally, players can look through all the content Mojang was working with before the announcement today. Mojang has stated that they hope these changes will allow players to play, create, explore and share more, all while staying safe in their homes. Once June 30th comes and ends, Microsoft will delete player data on July 1st. You'll get a token when you make a purchase in Minecraft Earth during the game's existence. This token will enable you to download the Bedrock version of Minecraft on your phone. More information about the shut-down on the Minecraft website. For Microsoft, this is certainly an unhappy conclusion for Minecraft Earth. When we first the game in action at WWDC 2019, it was evident that the company had high hopes for the game. The fact that Minecraft Earth couldn't survive through the epidemic, despite all the resources of Microsoft at its disposal it's not a good indication of the future of consumer AR applications. Mojang said that they will always be thankful for the extraordinary talent of the Minecraft community. "This was not an easy decision, and we're doing everything we can to make sure you get the most of Minecraft Earth before it sunsets."
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