'Minecraft' Series Coming To Major Streaming Platform: Microsoft's Hit Game Thrives
'Minecraft' Series Coming To Major Streaming Platform: Microsoft's Hit Game Thrives
Fans of Minecraft will soon have reason to celebrate as a new animated series was announced for the popular video game.
Minecraft的粉丝们很快就会有理由庆祝这个流行的视频游戏的新动画系列。
Here are the early details.
以下是早期的细节。
What Happened: Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), which ended the first quarter with 269.6 million global paid subscribers, is developing an animated "Minecraft" series.
发生了什么：流媒体巨头Netflix公司（纳斯达克股票代码：NFLX）正在开发一部 “我的世界” 动画系列，该公司在第一季度末拥有2.696亿全球付费订阅者。
The new animated series will be produced alongside Mojang Studios, the company that created the game and is now owned by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT).
新的动画系列将与开发该游戏的公司Mojang Studios共同制作，现在归微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）所有。
Netflix said the series "will feature an original story with new characters, showing the world of 'Minecraft' in a new light," Variety reported.
据《综艺》报道，Netflix表示，该系列 “将以一个带有新角色的原创故事为特色，以全新的视角展示'我的世界'的世界。”
Canadian studio Wildbrain (OTC:WLDBF) will help develop the series. The studio has worked on past Netflix series including "Sonic Prime," "Ninjago: Dragons Rising" and "Carmen Sandiego."
加拿大工作室Wildbrain（场外交易代码：WLDBF）将帮助开发该系列。该工作室曾参与过Netflix系列的制作，包括《Sonic Prime》、《忍者：龙之崛起》和《卡门·桑迪戈》。
Related Link: Minecraft Celebrates 15 Years, Hits A Monumental Benchmark: What's The Magic Number?
相关链接：《我的世界》庆祝成立15周年，达到了一个里程碑式的基准：神奇的数字是什么？
Why It's Important: Minecraft was released in 2011 and remains one of the most popular video games today.
为何重要：《我的世界》于2011年发布，至今仍是当今最受欢迎的视频游戏之一。
Over 300 million copies of Minecraft have been sold, and more than 140 million people play the game each month.
《我的世界》已售出超过3亿份，每月有超过1.4亿人玩该游戏。
The game remains a popular series on Twitch, where fans watch others play the game. Videos on YouTube that discuss the game and share gameplay footage passed one trillion views in 2021.
该游戏仍然是Twitch上的热门系列，粉丝们可以在那里观看其他人玩游戏。2021年，YouTube上讨论游戏和分享游戏画面的视频的观看次数超过了万亿。
Microsoft acquired Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014, which was one of its largest acquisitions at the time.
微软在2014年以25亿美元的价格收购了Mojang，这是其当时最大的收购之一。
Many popular video games have become key content for streaming companies and movie studios with built-in storylines and fan bases.
许多流行的视频游戏已成为具有内置故事情节和粉丝群的流媒体公司和电影制片厂的关键内容。
A "Minecraft" movie is also in the works from Legendary and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD). The movie has a release date of April 4, 2025 and stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black.
Legendary 和 Warner Bros. Discovery（纳斯达克股票代码：WBD）也在制作一部 “我的世界” 电影。这部电影的上映日期为2025年4月4日，由杰森·莫莫阿和杰克·布莱克主演。
While the series could help streaming giant Netflix given the massive fan base and highly competitive streaming market, Microsoft could also gain from more content, including new characters, centered on the game.
鉴于庞大的粉丝群和竞争激烈的流媒体市场，该系列可以帮助流媒体巨头Netflix，但微软也可以从更多以游戏为中心的内容（包括新角色）中获益。
The Amazon Prime Video series based on the Fallout game helped boost sales of the game. Microsoft could see similar increased engagement with the game and content if the show and movie are well received.
基于辐射游戏的亚马逊Prime Video系列帮助提高了该游戏的销量。如果该节目和电影受到好评，微软对游戏和内容的参与度可能会得到类似的提高。
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