Overview

• On June 23 Riot Games halted Hytale’s development and disbanded Hypixel Studios
• Co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme has launched formal talks with Riot to negotiate repurchasing Hytale’s intellectual property
• He has committed up to $25 million of personal funds to finance any potential revival
• The proposed Very Early Access release would omit several features initially and rely on community-driven modding, bug reporting and crowdfunding
• Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone remains only tentatively interested and is not actively pursuing the project while he works on Haunted Chocolatier