Project Spark shutting down

Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that they will discontinue support for Project Spark.

Starting today, Project Spark will no longer be available for download. For existing users, online services will be unavailable after August 12, 2016. Without services, players will no longer be able to download user-generated content or upload their own. If you want to access user-generated content offline, you will need to download this content prior to August 12, 2016.

"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," said the developers in a statement.

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 the game 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.

Project Spark made its debut on PC and Xbox One back in October 2014.

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