The "Minecraft Earth" Beta Begins Its Global Takeover This Month

We haven't seen much talk about Minecraft Earth in a while. It is an augmented reality version Mojang's game that turns the world into a playground of your pixel-perfect creations. The company had promised that a beta version of the game would be released this summer. Now, along with a brand new trailer for the game, the company says it will be available on iOS in the next two weeks. Android will follow "soon following that."

The launch of the game on iOS isn't a surprise after we had our first glimpse of live gameplay during WWDC last month. The trailer offers more information about the game. However, it's worth checking out the Apple demo to check if you have any questions.

You'll need to sign up here for the free game. According to the FAQ, your device must be running iOS 10 or Android 7. Access to the game is limited as they build the load on the game's servers but you'll need to be active in order to remain in the game. If you don't play for seven days then someone else will take your slot. To sign up, you'll need a Microsoft or Xbox Live account. Minecraft-servers.biz Once you've signed up and have a password, you are left with nothing more than to wait and build.

Are you thinking that life is great? It's about time to change that. BETA! A handful of locations will be getting the Minecraft Earth closed beta. Find out more about the beta, and register for your chance to play!

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