The perfect-selling online game Minecraft is to change into a real-life vacation spot, as a part of a multi-million-pound deal between theme park operator Merlin Entertainments and online game developer Mojang Studios.
Merlin stated it had agreed to an preliminary £85 million (US$107.5 million) cope with the Swedish firm to create points of interest based mostly on the sport at its current parks in Britain and the USA in 2026 and 2027.
It then plans to increase the idea to lodging, retail and eating places, plus a trip based mostly on the favored 3D sandbox sport, earlier than widening it out the world over.
Merlin Entertainments chief govt Scott O’Neil referred to as the deal “a big milestone”.
“Minecraft is the best-selling online game of all time and this world-first will see followers expertise its thrill and creativity in actual life at theme parks and metropolis centre points of interest in main vacationer locations,” he added.
Kayleen Walters, vice-president, franchise improvement for gaming at Microsoft, which acquired Mojang in 2014, referred to as it “an extremely thrilling step” which might assist broaden the sport’s enchantment.
Minecraft is the best-selling online game of all time, with greater than 140 million gamers every month.
A live-action film is due for launch subsequent 12 months, whereas Netflix has additionally introduced plans for an animated sequence.
Merlin operates various main theme parks and vacationer points of interest, together with Legoland, Peppa Pig Theme Park and Madame Tussauds waxwork museum.
