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Minecraft is entering the real world — sort of .
The Guardianreportsthat Microsoft , the owner of the Minecraft video game dealership , has struck a deal with European musical theme park operator Merlin Entertainments to open Minecraft - theme attractions , including ride , retail outlets , and hotel rooms .
Merlin design to gift more than $ 110 million in the first two Minecraft attractions , which will open in the U.K. and U.S. in the next two years either in an survive Mungo Park or Modern city meat .
As The Guardian notes , Minecraft is the best - sell video game of all time , with 140 million players each calendar month . Last year , the game became the first single championship to pass 300 million units in sales , onwards of Grand Theft Auto V , Wii Sports , and PUBG : field of honor .
“ [ Minecraft developer ] Mojang and Microsoft are experts on Minecraft and the brand , Merlin are the experts on location - found experience ; [ the attraction are ] a shared visual sense , ” Minecraft VP of franchise ontogenesis told The Guardian .
