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A lot of that came from being able to learn more about the Marvel universe from those who were really experts in it…guys like Bill Rosemann. Price added, "Very early on, we knew that there was a great chemistry between us and our compatriots at Marvel.
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Another plus, one of the studio's most recent games, Sunset Overdrive, incorporated a fast-paced, highly acrobatic style of combat that was equal parts parkour, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Call of Duty, a very Spider-Man style of fighting that involved swinging and grinding over cities while facing multiple enemies." As a studio, Insomniac had an impeccable record as both a designer of hit games and a reliable partner for Sony. "Insomniac was an obvious choice for the project. "Sony turned the project over to Insomniac Games, an independent studio at the time, but one of Sony's most important partners," reads the book "Insomniac had a long list of hits that were published under the Sony label- Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man, and most recently Sunset Overdrive. Sony turned over to Insomniac Games to develop a Spider-Man game, according to Insomniac Games founder and CEO Ted Price. I said, "We have a dream that this is possible, that we could beat Arkham and have one game at least and maybe multiple games that could drive adoption of your platform.'" " I sat down with these two execs from PlayStation third-party, Adam Boyes and John Drake, in August 2014, in a conference room in Burbank. "What would you like to do?' Microsoft's strategy was to focus on their own IP. "Being from console first-party in my past, I pinged both sides, both Xbox and PlayStation, and said, 'We don't have any big console deals with anyone right now," said Ong.

Marvel would eventually work out a deal with Sony. H ead of Marvel Games Jay Ong in the book reveals Microsoft passed on Marvel's Spider-Man in 2014 as it wanted to focus on its own IP. Kent's The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern Gaming book released last year, but some details on it have now appeared online posted on ResetEra.
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Gratz said that players who had already purchased a retail “Project Spark Starter Kit” will receive a full credit to their Microsoft account, and users who purchased Project Spark between Octoand today will receive a credit that can be used to purchase content through the Xbox Marketplace or Windows Store.By William D'Angelo, posted on / 5,188 Views 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.” 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. We produced hundreds of livestreams and videos to educate and celebrate our community.
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Our team released 46 content packs, thousands of assets and 16 updates since launch (averaging more than one update every two months).

“Despite this news, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of our team and community of creators and players. 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.” “When Project Spark transitioned away from active development last fall, many of our team members moved to other projects within Microsoft Studios. “This was an extremely difficult decision for our team that we do not take lightly,” Gratz said. According to Gratz, the reduction in staff working directly on the game occurred around the same time that it became free-to-play last year.
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Microsoft has released a surprise announcement that it is completely shutting down Project Spark, its free sandbox game creation game for Xbox One and Windows. The game has already been pulled from the Xbox Marketplace and Windows Store, and its online functionality will be completely shut down by August 12.Ĭommunity Manager Thomas Gratz explained on the Project Spark forums that the team made the decision to shutter the game largely because there were no longer enough people or resources to keep Project Spark maintained.
