A new "experienced collective of video game leaders" has snapped up the IP rights to Phoenix Labs' Fae Farm, and the group says it plans to ensure the game's "enchanting online experience continues to flourish".
Per a press release, the collective, which consists of four distinct gaming-related entities, has acquired the rights to both the existing Fae Farm game and "ongoing IP" concerns. This appears to mean the game's online services, which shut down earlier this month, will once more be made available to players.
Not only that, but it seems the collective intends to do more with the Fae Farm IP; in the press release, the group says players can "look forward to exciting future announcements that will add even more magic to their Azoria adventure".
So, who's part of this new collective? There are four entities that are now responsible for Fae Farm, namely Gambit Digital, Game Cloud Network, Pure Wonder Interactive, and Phatty Acid.
Gambit Digital is a publisher based in Montreal, Canada, and it's part of the city's Indie Asylum collective. The publisher says its mission is to put its weight behind "bold games and the teams behind them".
Game Cloud Network says it's "on a mission to create the world's largest brand engagement network", so it seems the company is more focused on the marketing and engagement side of things rather than out-and-out publishing.
As for the final two entities in the list, I wasn't able to find much on Pure Wonder Interactive, but Phatty Acid, assuming it's the same company, appears to be a "generative AI studio". That doesn't bode particularly well for Fae Farm's future.
If you're not familiar with Fae Farm, it's a cozy life sim taking place in the "enchanted world of Azoria". You'll meet "charming characters", take part in activities like cooking and potion-making, and generally make a comfortable little life for yourself in this fantasy land.
Fae Farm is available right now for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. You can check out our very own Robert's review of the game right here.
