"My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic," the fan-made fighting game based on Hasbro's "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" IP was always going to exist in a legal grey zone.
In order to get around those issues Mane6, the developer, writes on its blog it is stopping work on "My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic."
"First, the bad news: We’ve tried a few different ways of talking to Hasbro about getting special permission to continue the game, but it seems that is officially a dead end, and it's time for us to move on.
The good news is that the game is not dead!"
Mane6 will instead make a new fighting game that keeps the current move set, but uses all new characters. Lauren Faust, the creator of the cartoon, "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," joins the team. She writes on the blog, "I hope I can do my little part to help Mane6 finish up this game in a way that stays true to the spirit of the original—but in a way that can freely be shared!"
The new game's title and release date have not been announced. While it may feature ponies they will not be ponies based on the "My Little Pony" franchise the developer tweets. The game in its previous brony-tastic form can be seen below.
