'Minecraft' has Sold 176 million Copies Worldwide

Microsoft announced that they have sold 176 million copies of Minecraft which is a huge hop over the 156 million figures they announced just seven months ago. Despite the hype surrounding games like Fortnite, Microsoft has kept the game fresh with things like the Dungeons online co-op, a free browser version, a upcoming movie and now, an augmented reality version of the game called Minecraft Earth. Microsoft also announced that it had reached 200 million registered users of Microsoft China edition, and that 130 million Minecraft "Hour of Code" sessions have been completed.

If it begins to ramp up the beta program for Earth, those figures could really take off. The new game is more immersive than Pokemon Go, the mobile AR champion. welcome to my blog It looks very promising. Microsoft plans to launch Minecraft Earth to the world gradually, starting with a closed beta this summer.