Yes it's from Microsoft, yes it's blocky and yes, it's pretty much Pokemon GO: Minecraft Edition w/o Pokemon! Announced today, Minecraft Earth is an AR mobile game allowing you to superimpose Minecraft blocks in the real world. Some of the game's features include:

• Collect! Minecraft Earth features many of the mobs you know and love, along with a bunch of new ones we can’t wait to show you. Over time, you’ll get the chance to discover unique variants, and use them to populate your builds. Minecraft pigs parading around your local park? That’s about to become your reality.
• Explore! Your real-life neighbourhood is about to take on a new dimension. Gather resources, take on challenges, and experience a whole new world to discover!
• Collaborate! Build even better by teaming up with other Minecraft Earth players. You can craft amazing creations together. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
• Survive! Sure, you’re good at fighting hostile mobs in Minecraft, but are you ready to battle Minecraft mobs in real life? Best of luck, because we’re going to put your survival skills to the test!

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There is no release window for this title but a limited beta is planned for this summer and registrations are live on the official website.

SOURCE
Official Minecraft Earth website

 

[Deleted User]

I absolutely love how angry people get about anything related to Minecraft or Fortnite.

I think this game can do well. Granted, I probably won't ever touch it. But I'm gonna hold back on the elitist snobbiness that often comes with prefering certain games over others.

It's not angry, is more like ''Neh, another rat kid game''

 

[Gangu]

i'd be disappointed because i don't have data, but even if i did i wouldn't care enough about this to play

 

[Clydefrosch]

that's gonna fail so badly

 

[AdenTheThird]

Get ready for deaths by VR video games to spike again...

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Now we can build wooden penises for the world to see!

 

[lexarvn]

Yes it's from Microsoft, yes it's blocky and yes, it's pretty much Pokemon GO: Minecraft Edition w/o Pokemon!

I don't think it's supposed to be like pokemon go really. I think it's supposed to be more like minecraft for hololens except for smart phones

 

[Aldoria]

I stopped playing minecraft ages ago but i'm really hyped lmao this is going to be fun

 

[Pipistrele]

It's not angry, is more like ''Neh, another rat kid game''

I consider snark-filled bias against kid/casual-oriented games rather silly. It's understandable to mock crappy monetization tactics that often pop up in mobile titles, but getting all stuck-up over the mere mention of something like Minecraft or Fortnite just isn't a good look for community (especially since both games are actually competently made)

 

[DJ-Yoshiman]

This is actually pretty awesome - but I'm skeptical for how well it's going to work. The pessimist in me is screaming that it's going to start as seeing mobs in real life and not any of the blocks or building. The other pessimist in me says "how the hell are other people's creations going to stay in a specific spot for some one else using their phone to view in AR? AR is very wonky to begin with."

 

[Rabbid4240]

This world cannot handle another Pokemon GO...

 

[AlanJohn]

I can already imagine the GPS spoofing griefers ruining my backyard castle.

 

[loler55]

I can already imagine the GPS spoofing griefers ruining my backyard castle.

dont walk to fast you can earn a ban for gprs hopping

 

[MiiJack]

Griefing now reaching a whole new level.

 

[coppertj]

Why not implement actual minecraft Alternate Reality, you know, like in the first holo lens trailer. Play a enclosed minecraft map on a table or a enclosed space. How about develop that into a phone app? Crazier idea make a NFC game out of that and give the player the ability to make his own biome at different locations and perhaps be able to use the map you built in minecraft PE or minecraft C++ edition since all console versions are connected.

I get the need for a big IP to take on Pokémon and break the monopoly but I think this could have been something more.

TL;DR: why not make the ar app a cross between minecraft holo lens edition and worldedit?

 

[MaxiBash]

...does anyone even remember Minecraft Dungeons?
Yeah, I think they dumped it and they went working on something better.

 

[Bladexdsl]

i can just see it now idiots out on their lawns pretending to build their stupid castles while looking incredibly stupid doing it. can't wait for the memes

 

[WAUthethird]

...does anyone even remember Minecraft Dungeons?
Yeah, I think they dumped it and they went working on something better.

Don't know about that, it's not been deconfirmed.

 

[TheMCNerd2017]

I'm wondering if there will even be a creative mode available for the people that just want to build stuff.

 

[Pipistrele]

Why not implement actual minecraft Alternate Reality, you know, like in the first holo lens trailer. Play a enclosed minecraft map on a table or a enclosed space. How about develop that into a phone app? Crazier idea make a NFC game out of that and give the player the ability to make his own biome at different locations and perhaps be able to use the map you built in minecraft PE or minecraft C++ edition since all console versions are connected.

I get the need for a big IP to take on Pokémon and break the monopoly but I think this could have been something more.

TL;DR: why not make the ar app a cross between minecraft holo lens edition and worldedit?

Matter of compatibility. One of the major things to consider when doing mobile games is difference between specs/features on different phones - the more phones can run your game, the bigger your audience is. Minecraft Earth sounds like something easily implemented via G-sensor, camera and accelerometer - the whole hololens/NFC thingie, on the other hand, sounds like something implausible for anything relatively old and/or not high-end.

i can just see it now idiots out on their lawns pretending to build their stupid castles while looking incredibly stupid doing it. can't wait for the memes

They'll have some actual fun outside while socializing with people and creating fancy stuff though, and you won't, so the joke is on you .u.

 

[Xzi]

AR is not consumer-ready. There's already a plugin to play Minecraft in VR, so Microsoft is simply trying to capitalize off the popularity of that.