There have been more than 50 million downloads of free educational content since it launched in the Minecraft Marketplace on March 24. It is a challenge, and every little bit helps, so I am proud that we made Minecraft: Education Edition free to educators to help students stay engaged in remote learning through the end of June. We also launched the Minecraft Education Collection in the main game itself, with content from some of our most popular Marketplace partners, free through the end of June. Like millions of parents around the world, I am trying to balance working and homeschooling my kids full time.

When schools and businesses first started closing their doors due to COVID-19, we started thinking about the different ways we could help support the Minecraft community. In these extraordinary times, we’re reminded more than ever before of the important role games like Minecraft can play in providing an escape from the day-to-day and fostering social connections between friends and families.

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