Xbox 360 free-to-play game Ascend: Hand of Kul shutting down Nov. 18

Microsoft plans to shut downwardly the Xbox 360 version of the gratuitous-to-play fantasy activeness RPG Ascend: Paw of Kul on November 18, but over a year after it officially launched on the game console in late September 2022.

While electric current players can still access the game, Ascend has already been removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace. In a message on Thursday posted on its Play XBLA website, Microsoft said:

"Effective November eighteen, 2022, Ascend on Xbox 360 will close and all Soul purchases have been disabled as role of the Marketplace shutdown. Players will yet be able to play Arise on Xbox 360 and use any content they have already caused until the game closure engagement."

The game was developed by Signal Studios and in their own announcement on the close down they said, "We are deeply saddened by this decision and the affect information technology has on our community." The developer added they discovered Microsoft's intentions to shut downwardly Ascend when they were looking into issues players of the game were reporting over the weekend.

The skilful news for Ascend fans is that Signal Studios has already released a PC version of the game via Steam, with a number of improvements compared to the Xbox 360 version. Signal stated, "In appreciation of our fans, Betoken Studios will grant all new Ascend PC players a starting bonus of souls totaling 25K which tin can be used to buy gear, spells and buffs. All existing Ascend PC players volition receive a 10K soul bonus only for playing."

What do you think about Microsoft shutting downwardly this gratis-to-play game so soon subsequently its launch?

Source: Play XBLA, Bespeak Studios

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