 An unfinished version of the game was leaked to 4chan's /mlp/ board on August 2, 2012.Mane6 responded by terminating their QA program and pushing the project into a closed development cycle.In February 2013, shortly after the 2013 EVO voting selection, Hasbro's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to the Mane6 team; This was only a few weeks before they had expected to be completed with the initial version of their game.