Minecraft Earth's early access comes to Canada

In case you missed the update, Minecraft Earth comes out in an early access release to Canada, South Korea, and the Philippines at the end of October. The augmented reality game lets you take your world-building from the screen and out into the real world. Minecraft Earth focuses on collaboration, so it encourages multiple players to create with each other. But just like Nintendo's Pokémon Go, you will need to venture out into the world. Instead of Pokéstops, there are "Tapables" placed in different areas. Microsoft hasn't confirmed the official launch of the game yet. But luckily, you can play it now on iOS and Android.

Early access of 'Minecraft Earth' will launch in October

Mojang and Microsoft will soon take the augmented reality game Minecraft Earth out of the beta test and into early access. The companies announced it'd be available in some countries starting next month. But they didn't specify which countries or platforms will have the game. What we know is it'll be available for both Android and iOS.

As Engadget notes, Minecraft Earth is a departure from the core Minecraft experience. World-building is still at its core. You can create worlds in AR, but it also encourages you to step out into the real world. It lets you embark on shareable Adventures where you take on monsters and other challenges to earn rare resources. We'll let you know once we hear more details about the game.

‘Minecraft’ celebrates 10th-year anniversary with AR game ‘Minecraft Earth’

Minecraft is celebrating its 10th year in existence. To commemorate that, its creators launched its first augmented reality mobile game, Minecraft Earth. This free-to-play game is available on both iOS and Android. With the use of Microsoft technology like Azure Spatial Anchors tracking and PlayFab integration, this brings the Minecraft game to life—at least in an AR space.

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