Microsoft is launching an official store for «community-made goodies» in Minecraft with curated content from nine professional partners, which players will pay for with new Minecraft Coins.
Microsoft has announced the upcoming launch of a «curated marketplace» for Minecraft , its blocky world-building game. The new Minecraft Marketplace will be the first official store for third-party content, and will offer add-ons — including maps, and skin and texture packs — from a range of «professional ‘content creators’ selected by Microsoft», the company said today.
The new store for «community-made goodies» will launch with content from nine companies, but «anyone with a registered business» can submit their content for consideration. The nine launch partners are:
We selected nine creators to launch with,» John Thornton, Executive Producer of Minecraft Realms, said today. «This is a curated marketplace, it’s not open, but we are going to work with creators to bring new ones in via an online portal, where they can apply to join. We think it’s important from a quality perspective to have a curated marketplace where we are reviewing the items and working with creators to make sure the content is appropriate and exciting for players.
