Microsoft pulls the plug on Project Spark

[Windows Central]

Microsoft has announced plans to shut down Project Spark, its game creation tool for Xbox One and PC. Specifically, Microsoft states that starting today, May 13, the Project Spark client will no longer be available to download from the Windows Store or Xbox Marketplace. Existing users will lose access to the tool's online services starting on August 12 ? meaning you'll no longer be able to download or upload user-generated content.

Microsoft says its decision to pull the plug on Project Spark is simply a matter of circumstance following the reallocation of team members to other projects. From Microsoft:

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