The Xbox team has announced Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality mobile game. It will be distributed as a shareware model and will be released on iOS and Android. As the creators promise, the project "will open up opportunities for players that they have not seen in the entire history of the legendary series."
Users will find blocks, chests and monsters in the real world. Sometimes they will even come across small life-sized pieces of Minecraft worlds that they can interact with. As examples, the developers cite sidewalks that turn into diamond mines, and square trees in parks, behind which skeletons can hide.
βGather resources, fight mobs and earn experience points to further advance through the game world,β the authors say. The project will add not only monsters familiar to fans, but also completely new creatures, which they plan to talk about later. There will also be special rare creatures needed to build new buildings, find resources, and complete tests.
"Minecraft Earth has incorporated the latest Microsoft technologies, including Azure Spatial Anchors and the advanced features of the PlayFab server platform, to bring this project to life," the developers add. Closed beta testing will take place this summer, you can sign up for it at .
Source: 3dnews.ru