Minecraft Brings Sweeping Changes to Its Content Creation Policies

When one raises the subject of the biggest games in the world, names like Call of Duty and FIFA are usually the ones that come up for most people. However, in the last decade, there have been only a few games that were able to match the intensity and fun of playing Minecraft. The sandbox title became a massive hit among gamers, and content creators quickly realized this. As a result, they focused on producing Minecraft content. Mojang Studios’ latest policies regarding the game might just make these content creators feel the pinch.

Mojang Studios, the company responsible for Minecraft, announced a big change in their guidelines. According to these updated guidelines, content creators cannot use ‘Minecraft’ as the primary title.

Minecraft brings a massive change in their guidelines

Minecraft brought a lot of success to creators all over the world. Just look at Vikkstar123. The Sidemen member ran one of the biggest Minecraft servers in the world. Needless to say, the title has a lot of pull among gamers as well as streamers. As a result, whenever the name comes up in a title on streaming platforms, people naturally gravitate toward it.

These guidelines change all of that. The main one among them is that Mojang Studios prohibited the usage of Minecraft as part of the primary title. The next policy deals with the way Minecraft is used for sponsorships by the creators. These creators cannot use Minecraft or its assets as part of sponsorship announcements.

Additionally, there will also be a restriction on members-only content for creators. This prohibits the creation of any subscription-based system that gives access to members-only content. Under these guidelines, creators can no longer keep Minecraft videos or streams behind paywalls.

Along with these rules, Mojang also gave out examples to ensure these guidelines do not remain vague. While the reason behind these new guidelines is not known, they will come with big consequences for streamers and content creators. Instead of directly writing about a Minecraft stream or video, the new guidelines ensure the title focuses on a specific part of the video. It remains to be seen how effective these guidelines will be.

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These sweeping changes are set to bring big consequences to content creators. Using Minecraft as part of the primary title is a major contributor to attracting new gamers to the title. Creators are sure to raise their voices against the new rules

What are your thoughts on this? Will these rules affect the popularity of this classic game?

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