Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that they are shutting down Project Spark, the game-creation tool for Xbox One and Windows. Project Spark allowed amateur game developers create just about whatever they wanted and let them share and play the homemade creations with the community. It is no longer available for download from the Xbox Store or Windows Store as of May 13th.
Team Dakota community manager Thomas Gratz conformed the cancellation in a statement. “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.”
All online services for the game, including the ability to download and upload and user-generated content, will be unavailable after August 12th. Microsoft has also said that it will offer credit to players who purchased a retail copy of Project Spark that can be used in the Windows or Xbox Stores.
