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PostRe: Project Spark
by Qikz » Sat May 14, 2016 7:12 pm

more heat than light wrote:Cancelled.

After much consideration, Microsoft and Team Dakota have decided to discontinue support for “Project Spark.”

Starting 5/13/16, “Project Spark” will no longer be available for download on the Xbox Marketplace or Windows Store. For existing users of “Project Spark,” online services will be unavailable after 8/12/16. Without services, players will no longer be able to download user-generated content or upload their own creations. If you want to access user-generated content offline, you will need to download this content prior to 8/12/16. Be sure to download your favorite community creations and your own uploads if they are not saved locally. We’re also aware that after transitioning “Project Spark” to be a free incubation engine last fall, that some players might still have purchased the game at retail, and have outlined steps about obtaining a credit for those players below.

This was an extremely difficult decision for our team that we do not take lightly. When "Project Spark" transitioned away from active development last fall, many of our team members moved to other projects within Microsoft Studios. While this means there have been no layoffs at Microsoft, it also means it’s simply no longer feasible to continue the behind-the-scenes work involved with keeping “Project Spark” up and running with meaningful updates and bug fixes, so we have come to this hard decision.

Despite this news, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of our team and community of creators and players. Our team released 46 content packs, thousands of assets and 16 updates since launch (averaging more than one update every two months). We produced hundreds of livestreams and videos to educate and celebrate our community. In turn, our passionate fans have then gone above and beyond supporting “Project Spark” by uploading hundreds of thousands of creations and dreaming up millions of objects, behaviors, and experiences. Outside the game, they created fan sites, tutorials, forums, apps, and more! We thank everyone who has played or created anything within “Project Spark,” as it would have never existed without you.

As mentioned earlier, for players who purchased and redeemed the “Project Spark Starter Kit” sold in retail outlets will receive a credit to their Microsoft account. If you purchased and redeemed the code inside a retail copy of “Project Spark” after Oct. 5, 2015 and before today, you will receive a credit that can be used to purchase content in the Xbox or Windows store. Credits will be granted automatically to eligible customers. For more information, please visit http://xbox.com/spark.

We can’t thank our creators and players enough. It’s been an incredible journey to share with you all!

Thomas Gratz
Community Manager


http://forums.projectspark.com/yaf_postst214854.aspx

Shame. Had plenty of potential, but I guess Minecraft is the focus these days.


So weird, I didn't even realise this had ever been released.

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PostRe: Project Spark
by Rog » Sat May 14, 2016 8:31 pm

Another of their cross-platform games gone. Such an amazing PC push MS.

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PostRe: Project Spark (free for 360, X1 + W8)
by Herdanos » Wed May 18, 2016 9:44 am

Skippy wrote:- Looks great
- Wants people to be creative
- Free

Well done Microsoft


:(

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PostRe: Project Spark (free for 360, X1 + W8)
by Skippy » Wed May 18, 2016 10:18 am

Dan. wrote:
Skippy wrote:- Looks great
- Wants people to be creative
- Free

Well done Microsoft


:(


It was doomed from the start


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