After Hasbro sent Mane6 a cease and desist letter, Mane6 discarded the assets tied to the show, while keeping some of the fundamental gameplay factors to create the new title Them's Fightin' Herds. Early versions of this game were released in 2012, drawing attention from both players in the Evolution Championship Series due to the unique moves associated with non-bipedal characters in fighting games, as well as from Hasbro which owned the intellectual property to My Little Pony. Fighting Is Magic featured the six main pony characters from that show. Mane6 was a nine-man game development team and part of the adult fandom of the show. The project is a spiritual successor to Mane6's earlier, unreleased fighting game Fighting Is Magic, based on the animated television show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 18, 2022. First released into early access in February 2018, the full release was on Apfor Microsoft Windows, followed by Linux on Maand a beta macOS version was added on October 27, 2021. It features a cast of ungulate characters fighting each other to find a champion worthy of gaining a magical key that will protect their world from predators. Them's Fightin' Herds is a fighting and indie game developed by Mane6 and published by Modus Games. Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
