As they say, all good things must come to an end. Unfortunately for fans of Ascend: Hand of Kul on the Xbox 360, that day has apparently arrived.
In an official statement posted to their site, Signal Studios regretful announced that Microsoft has stopped support of the title (with no immediate signs that the game will ever return to the service). “Signal Studios must regretfully announce that despite our best efforts and the games success, Microsoft has discontinued support for Ascend: Hand of Kul on the Xbox 360 and removed the game from the Xbox Live Marketplace. This surfaced to us while investigating various issues players have been experiencing over the weekend. We are deeply saddened by this decision and the impact it has on our community.” It reads.
As a thank you (and as a way to entice players to migrate over to the PC release), Signal Studio also states they will “…grant all new Ascend PC players a starting bonus of souls totaling 25K which can be used to purchase gear, spells and buffs. All existing Ascend PC players will receive a 10K soul bonus just for playing.”
Be sure to check out the company’s official Steam page for more info.