James Workman (Elosande), effective February 6, 2013, and Prominence, effective January 30, 2012. They have suspended development and two members of the team have resigned. On Feburary 8, 2013, Mane 6 received a cease and desist notice. The last main character, Rainbow Dash, was still under development. So far, they have only released footage showing how Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack play. The team has released early pre-alpha gameplay footage that displays basic game mechanics such as launches, juggles and hyper combos as seen in existing fighting game franchises such as Marvel vs. The game uses the Fighter Maker game engine. The Everfree Forest and Canterlot were mentioned. My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic featured various stages that represented places in Equestria. Character-specific moves were also present in-game. Both local and online multiplayer modes were included as well as a story mode. The game was downloadable and free to play. Eleven more characters followed in semi-regular updates.
The final version of the game was supposed to feature seventeen playable characters in all, with the six main characters from the show playable from launch.
