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<p>Minecraft Marketplace for Community creators By Steffan Powell Newsbeat reporter </p> <p>10 April 2017 </p> <p>Minecraft intends to make it easier for players to get hold of content made by community creators and fans. </p> <p>Many users have already created intricate worlds for exploration, adventures to enjoy, or altered the game to offer new experiences. </p> <p>Now they'll be able to legally sell the content via the game itself, in the brand-new Minecraft Marketplace. </p> <p>Producer John Thornton told Newsbeat that the platform is designed to help entrepreneurs start businesses. </p> <p>The people who make adventure maps skin packs for characters or experiences to play in the game aren't allowed to sell directly to other players. </p> <p>Official Minecraft content is not sold in this manner. However, some players still earn a living from the game. </p> <p>James Delaney, is founder of a group of Minecraft creators known as Blockworks and has been able to establish a business despite the limitations. </p> <p>He is happy to welcome the Marketplace. </p> <p>"Hopefully it's the start of regular and stable income," he tells Newsbeat. </p> <p>"In the past, we relied on commissions to bring into our businesses, and you don't know when that will be." </p> <p>He is the responsible person for 62 creators working in 20 countries. </p> <p>Their main source of income comes from creating Minecraft-based content for educational and marketing campaigns. </p> <p>James "got really into" creating Minecraft maps with his online buddies, and realized some time later that it was feasible to earn a living from it. </p> <p>He says, "At least now we know there is an audience for our content." </p> <p>"If it succeeds then we will know that we will be able to work on a more consistent and stable basis." </p> <p>"Also it's content we can choose to make instead of being asked to create. Therefore, we can control the content with our own creativity." </p> <p>The marketplace will be available later this year and be accessible on Windows 10 and Pocket versions of the game. </p> <p>This means that the majority of the estimated 120 million users of Minecraft around the world will have access to it, although people who play on consoles will not. </p> <p>John Thornton states, "Our ambition is to work towards connecting creators and our players." </p> <p>"On Pocket edition, it can be difficult to get content onto devices. This makes it difficult for users and creators to share their favorite content with the world. </p> <p>"By connecting creators to the marketplace , it'll make it easier for players to find something they want to play with, purchase it and have it on their devices." </p> <p>People will be able to build community experiences outside the market, and players will be having access to them for free. </p> <p>Producers hope that people will pay for the content that is simpler to find. https://photography-blogs.co.uk/ </p> <p>John says, "If you want people to share your content now, you need to put it on the internet and tell them where it is." </p> <p>"You can use existing social networks to accomplish this, but it's more effective if you bring that into the game." </p> <p>"Players can interact with the things they want to interact with in the context of the game they enjoy." </p> <p>He hopes that the game will allow people like James to have thriving businesses through the game. </p> <p>The Minecraft team is launching a new service with nine creators from all over the globe. </p> <p>The central Minecraft team will be monitoring the adventure maps, skin packs and other experiences to ensure that they are appropriate for the players of the game. </p> <p>Follow us on Instagram @ BBCNewsbeat and on Snapchat Search for BBC Newsbeat </p>
