{"id":122827,"date":"2021-01-05T17:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/05\/minecraft-earth-to-be-shut-down-and-removed-from-stores-june-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-01-05T17:16:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:16:28","slug":"minecraft-earth-to-be-shut-down-and-removed-from-stores-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/05\/minecraft-earth-to-be-shut-down-and-removed-from-stores-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Earth to be shut down and removed from stores June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/minecraft-earth-to-be-shut-down-and-removed-from-stores-june-2021.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Minecraft Earth (a mobile AR version of the game for phones) has released their final build today, with the notice that the game will be closed down and removed from the app stores on June 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/minecraftearth\/status\/1346501720357167106\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/minecraftearth\/status\/1346501720357167106<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is with a heavy heart that we must announce today we&#8217;re releasing the final Minecraft Earth build. We&#8217;ve made several adjustments to make the next few months as fun as possible, but the game will be officially close down and be removed from the app stores on June 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support over the past year and we hope we can spend the next few months making some great memories together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Minecraft Earth Team<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They have also pushed their news psot about it, which covers more information about the changes in the build today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/minecraft-earth-coming-end\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/minecraft-earth-coming-end<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That said, we still have one update left. Today we are releasing the final build of the game, containing some changes to make your time in Minecraft Earth as fun as possible. We hope these adjustments will allow you to explore, craft, and build more \u2013 while staying safe indoors. Starting with today\u2019s update, we are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Removing real-money transactions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Drastically reducing ruby costs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Including all completed, unreleased content currently in our pipeline<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Reducing time requirements for crafting and smelting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Replacing unused crafting &amp; smelting boosts with radius boosts of the same level<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Granting a set of&nbsp;Character Creator&nbsp;items to players who sign in between January 5 and June 30&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Did you play Minecraft Earth? Do you have any screenshots or images you wish to share? 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