We thank Signal Studios and its community of gamers for their support and look forward to welcoming them into our other gaming communities.'Įurogamer reports Microsoft didn't offer an explanation for the game's impending closure.
Ascend will continue to be available on the Steam gaming platform. 'This only applies to Ascend on Xbox 360. 'Players will still be able to play Ascend on Xbox 360 and use any content they have already acquired until the game closure date. 'We can confirm that effective November 18, 2014, Ascend on Xbox 360 will close,' a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer. The news follows Microsoft's removal of the free-to-play action-RPG from the marketplace, a decision developer Signal Studios only learned of as it was investigating player troubles.
Despite the game being discontinued on Xbox 360, existing owners of Ascend: Hand of Kul will remain able to play it until November 18, after which it will officially close.