The Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG Hytale was canceled earlier this week, though even the most hopeful fans would probably admit that they'd suspected this might happen long before it became official. Some of the game's original developers, even those who left the studio years before this announcement, are sharing their stories in the wake of the news.
That includes Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who posted a lengthy rundown to Twitter of some of his experiences early in Hytale's development. When the studio was still operating independently, Collins-Laflamme says he "was burning maybe 350k to 400k a month on Hytale development - somewhat sustainable - but that was before Hypixel Skyblock and the server was on a decline so I needed funding soon to keep going at such pace."
