Aaron McArthur writes: "Originally announced back May 2019, Minecraft Earth caught the attention of gamers with its slick melding of the Minecraft formula that we have all come to love, then hate and now love again, as well as the real-world gameplay of titles such as Pokemon Go and Ingress."
Minecraft's abandoned augmented-reality spinoff is well-positioned for a comeback, should Mojang invest in making it successful.
The Minecraft spin-off train keeps rolling as Minecraft: Legends nears its release date, and hopefully it will be better than its predecessors.
Bad news for Minecraft fans — the collaborative mobile AR game Minecraft Earth will be closing down for good in 2021, bringing an end to the third game released in the popular block-building franchise.
