'Minecraft: Education Edition' The Game Will Be Released In November After a summer of testing runs the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on the 1st of November. The service will require a $5 annual membership per user or a district-wide license. However, the Early Access edition is still available until November. According to the MinecraftEdu team over 35,000 students and teachers have played in Minecraft's sandbox ever since the program was launched at the start of the summer. The team has added a couple of features that are geared towards education to the official version. This includes the "Classroom Mode" which gives an overview of the Minecraft world via an accompanying application. In the app, teachers can manage world settings and chat with their students in game, give out items or help their children navigate the map with one interface. Gameaff.com will be updated as the main Minecraft world grows. Teachers are encouraged to give feedback and feature suggestions. Finally, for any teachers who haven't stepped into Minecraft's blocky world yet, education.minecraft.net offers some starter worlds, tutorials, free lesson plans in subjects ranging from storytelling to city planning, and a mentoring program to connect them with other educators. At launch, Minecraft: Education Edition requires OS X El Capitan or Windows 10, plus a free Office 365 account to use. Website: https://gameaff.com/