Project Spark is no more. Microsoft announced Friday afternoon—prime news-burying hour!—that their online game creator is no longer for sale as of today. Online services will end in August.
“For existing users of Project Spark, online services will be unavailable after 8/12/16,” community manager Thomas Gratz wrote on their website. “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.”
This news comes several months after Microsoft announced that they would no longer release DLC for Spark. It also comes in the wake of Microsoft shutting down Lionhead and killing their other “game as service,” Fable Legends.
Anyone who bought a retail copy of Project Spark will get a credit added to their Microsoft account, the company said.
I never saw threads about it. Was it fun?
>>337559842
Six months from now: Microsoft kills Gigantic
b-but they said Phil Spencer was a cool guy, the savior of xbox brand, he would never do such a thing.
didnt even know that it was released
>>337559842
>Project who?
>>337560090
Gigantic has a new publisher now, it should be sage.
Jesus, Microsoft is just cancelling everything for the XB1 lately aren't they?
>>337560101
...no they didnt?
There also seems to be one poster with the exact same format creaitng anti-Microsoft threads, puts big eyecatching title, inserts excerpt from shitty journalism, coincidentally at the same time as NeoGAF
Youre transparent as fuck OP
I don't even know what the fuck this is
>>337560090
luckily perfectworld is financing so we good now
Isn't this the Conker "Make our own" game?
>>337560189
Like Fable Legends and Project Spark
Right
>>337560101
He is saving us from this unnoticeable trash.
>>337560136
same here.
Wasn't it supposed to be "revolutionnary" and a system seller?
Based Phil "Exterminator of casual trash" Spencer
>>337559842
That's hilarious. Even Spore hasn't been killed off in such a way and that's an EA published game.
>>337560190
Hmm, I wonder who could be behind this post...
>>337559842
>I never saw threads about it.
Some people never realized it was released.
>>337560290
no
it was barely advertised
people really trying to create a controversy from nothing here
>>337559842
>Xfags actually argued three years ago that all those Azure server farms meant the online for first party MS games would never be turned off
>>337560263
This, Microsoft cancelled two shit games but supported games like KI for three different seasons.
>>337560290
Apparently people don't like to make games. They just want to play them.
>>337559842
I thought it wasn't even released yet since literally nobody talked about it.
>>337560263
Phantom Dust as well.
>>337560290
>Wasn't it supposed to be "revolutionnary" and a system seller?
Please find evidence of anybody saying this
>>337559842
That was fast.
What a misfire this game was.
>>337560596
shit meme
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/02/phantom-dust-not-canceled-phil-spencer/
>>337560290
As far as I can remember, everyone hated it because of the Conker incident.
>>337559842
never heard of this game. am i the only one ?
>>337560659
Conker incident?
>>337560372
They killed Dark Spore though.
>>337560478
KI is pretty much stillborn, but MS need it to keep a finger in the FGC pie.
>>337560657
jej
>>337560721
A trailer for Project Spark ended with Conker showing up.
People thought they were gonna announce a Conker game, but they were just announcing some Conker-related levels and shit for Project Spark.
People got upset.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t_Co0gfj18
Will Microsoft ever get anything right?
>>337560657
So it's going to spend eons in development hell now?
>>337560478
>but supported games like KI for three different seasons.
is that why they had to crowdfund for Shadow Jago when MS couldn't be bothered to support the scene?
>>337560902
>guess we'll have to make our own!
It was such a fuck you, then again young conker is more so
>>337560939
They're like western Nintendo, so no.
>Windows 10 is garbage
>Xbone ain't worth shit
This company is fucking retarded.
>>337560671
Its the game they dangled Conker in front of to entice people to buy it.
You know, before they redesigned him to look like he was on crack.
>>337560525
LBP and mario maker proves otherwise.
>>337561026
One character made outside of budgeting agreements completely negates three consecutive years of massive updates?
You fucking, insurmountable moron.
>>337560596
>>337561000
The first dev studio on Phantom Dust tried to pull a Gearbox and got caught which is why the project was pulled (I kek'd when the director of Ori called Kotaku's bluff on neofag itself).
Sounds like MS are on a rampage of destroying shitty projects that never took off. That rumor of an Xbox rebrand at E3 is looking more true than ever.
>>337561628
Mario Maker was a success, but LBP 3 was a colossal flop.
Did anyone here even play it?
>>337561314
That was one lousy stab.
Just like the one that your father did on your mother when you were born.
>>337561795
I'm still looking for the posts where this happened.
>Rebrand
Can't polish this turd.
>>337561795
>The first dev studio on Phantom Dust tried to pull a Gearbox and got caught which is why the project was pulled (I kek'd when the director of Ori called Kotaku's bluff on neofag itself).
>Sounds like MS are on a rampage of destroying shitty projects that never took off. That rumor of an Xbox rebrand at E3 is looking more true than ever.
source?
>>337561934
>Can't polish this turd.
The PS4 is nice and shiny despite being feces, famicom. Who says you can't polish a turd when there's a polished turd on the market :)
>>337562042
>The PS4 is nice and shiny despite being feces
Plays the games just fine for me.
>>337561706
>One character
and MS not willing to support the scene by giving the game a decent pot, and when we look at the model quality they obviously aren't giving much for season 3
>>337562101
What games?
>>337562101
>Plays the games just fine for me.
>>337559842
Good, no one cares about this shit.
Killing Lionhead and this are Microsoft wising up to the market.
>>337562240
Bloodborne, Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, Arkham Knight, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, Fallout 4, etc...
>>337561989
Good luck, I've been asking for the source on the first point for a year.
Microsoft doesnt give a fuck if it isnt Haloforzagears.
Reminds me of those commercials claiming the "strongest lineup in xbox history" with a picture of Halo, Forza, Gears, Tomb Raider and Fable Legends.
Strongest line up ever includes a timed exclusive and a cancelled game.
Sorry Microsoft, your best console is still the original Xbox.
>>337560090
Perfect world bought it, be prepared for microtransactions out the ass.
>>337560189
The are pulling out faster than you can say syphalis.
>>337562726
>/v/ says it
>Opposite happens
Congratulations, you saved Xbox :)
>>337562552
Tomb raider and forza are both good, halo while having a shitty story has excellent and extremely well supported multiplayer. Gears isn't out yet and microsoft did the right thing killing fable once they realized how shitty it was in order to minimize it's damage.
>>337563064
>Tomb raider and forza are both good
>Tomb raider
>good
no
>>337562552
It can't even compete
Game is shit anyway. Horrible loads.
>>337562726
Pitty your dad didin't
>>337562634
damn
At least the game might not die now
>>337562552
The best was Xbox 360. What a beast of last gen.
>>337562240
Try harder.
>>337563205
lol
>>337562918
Actually Spark is actually getting pulled and Gigantic's studio had layoffs weeks ago and yesterday announced that Perfect World will pick up publishing.
Microsoft is leaving afew projects out to dry or outright shutting them down. I don't really know their reasoning considering how much they've spent to stay in the industry.
>>337563092
What wrong with it?
Note i said it was 'good' not 'great' or 'perfect'.
>>337563092
You suck
So does anybody here actually play/make games with Project Spark?
What's your experience with it? What are the best games made in it? How is it compared to Little Big Planet?
>>337563270
They aren't the same game anymore.
They may as well not even call it Tomb Raider.
>>337563350
I had no idea what to expect and never bough it. Just checked this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPenVqIcFgc
>meme games
>conker game
>stealth game
>tower defense
>JRGPG
>Elder Scrolls-like boss rush
>>337563373
Why? Just because it finally has proper controls and not the worst platforming and combat in the history of third-person shooters?
>>337563615
Indeed, that is an incredibly high level of versatility for one game.
>>337563373
It has Lara exploring ancient ruins in order to seek out some ancient artifact. While platforming and doing some puzzle solving while occasionally shooting bad guys. What else makes a tomb raider game?
Saying "They aren't the same game anymore" isn't an argument when compering a series that started 20 years ago.
>>337563736
reminds me of early XNA games
I don't know what MS is even doing these days.
Every time I think it looks like they'll do something that isn't dumb and makes sense they fuck it up.
I wouldn't mind so much as I swore off Xbox since the Xbone reveal and have not once regretted the decision but they seem to be taking Windows and AMD along for their retarded ride.
