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January 19, 2016 04:00 pm

Microsoft To Release Educational Version of Minecraft

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has announced that it will release an educational version of the Minecraft video game after acquiring the minecraft,edu domain and IP. The classroom version of Minecraft will be offered to schools and educators at a discount, and amongst other innovations will include the facility to create maps which the students can navigate throughout a lesson whilst recording their in-game activities. Microsoft has emphasised that it does not intend to change Minecraft into a strictly educational program.

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