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Minecraft

Platform(s): Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, WiiU, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, iOS
Genre: Simulation
Developer: Mojang
Release Date: Nov. 18, 2011

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'Minecraft' Partners with United Nations on COVID-19 PSA Campaign

by Rainier on April 21, 2020 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT

Minecraft is a sandbox building game which allows players to build, construct and craft objects in a cubic world.

Minecraft is a game based on limitless creativity and building in a three dimensional sandbox world.

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.

No matter where you live, you are likely experiencing strange and scary times at the moment, as COVID-19 continues to spread through our communities.

To help educate the Minecraft community about things we can all do to help stop the spread of COVID-19,  we’ve teaming up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to share a series of three PSAs replaying heath guidance from the World Health Organization, including proper handwashing, social distancing and staying at home if you’re feeling ill.

If you’re among the healthcare or service professionals who help society run, we’re all indebted to you. But even if you’re “just” staying home, you’re blocking the pathways for Covid-19 and keeping it from spreading. Thank you for that! 

At Mojang, we find that distributing factual information is incredibly important, as that information will help people make informed decisions, which in turn may save lives. One thing we’re doing to help is teaming up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and their partner, Heart17. Together, we’ll spread the word under the banner of #TomorrowTogether.

Over the next week or so, we are devoting space in all of our social channels to important health advice derived from the World Health Organization’s recommendations. So if you suddenly come across a Creeper asking you to wash your hands, don’t worry: their agenda has not permanently changed. In the game, they still want nothing more than to get cozy with you and proceed to blow up. But in our social channels, and for the time being, they also want to help put an end to the pandemic. 

Key Features:

  • Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine.
  • Includes five skin packs and two texture packs to customize your gameplay!
  • Use the touch screen to check your map or manage your inventory!

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