Minecraft Earth is officially closing down in June 2021, releases final update
Minecraft Earth is closing down after a year and a half of existence.
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What you need to know
Minecraft Earth hasn’t been the runaway success it could’ve been when Mojang Studios announced it back in 2019, with a lack of in-game content and wildly aggressive microtransactions mostly to blame for the game’s inability to gain real popularity. Despite constant updates and injections of content to Minecraft’s mobile Pokemon Go-like spin-off, Mojang Studios is officially shutting down later this year.Minecraft Earth will no longer be operational or downloadable as of June 30, 2021.
In order to make the last few months of Minecraft Earth more enjoyable for its few remaining players, Mojang Studios is releasing a final update for the game.
Minecraft Earth will be closing down in June 2021. Please read our full message below for details. We appreciate all the support from the community!🌍https://t.co/RqMPIwOSkCpic.twitter.com/Ph2x8isf1gMinecraft Earth will be closing down in June 2021. Please read our full message below for details. We appreciate all the support from the community!🌍https://t.co/RqMPIwOSkCpic.twitter.com/Ph2x8isf1g— Minecraft Earth (@minecraftearth)January 5, 2021January 5, 2021
For players who are still playing Minecraft Earth, the game’s final update includes the following changes:
If you’re still enjoying Minecraft Earth, this will make the last few months of the game’s existence casual fun, and will hopefully set you up to have a blast in vanilla Minecraft instead. Minecraft Earth has fought a long, hard battle, but simply couldn’t keep up with the ever-changing and aggressive mobile gaming landscape, and against heavy hitters like Pokemon Go. As of June 30, 2021, you will no longer be able to play or download Minecraft Earth. Mojang Studios will delete any player-related data on July 1, 2021, so there really is no coming back from this.
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It’s saddening to see Minecraft Earth officially admit defeat, but this was inevitable. Minecraft Earth fought a good fight, and hopefully a lot of people got enjoyment out of this quirky AR Minecraft adventure.
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