News the publishing rights for the F2P tactical RPG “Warlander” have been returned to it’s original developer, Toylogic.

[Krvavi Abadas]

Toylogic Inc. (hereafter referred to as Toylogic) announces that the publisher of the free-to-play online fantasy action game "Warlander" will be changed to Toylogic effective July 1, 2024. With this change, Toylogic will take over customer support and the management and operation of various social media, Discord, and other channels, including international communities.

There will be no necessary procedures for users due to this publisher change. All user accounts, gameplay data, in-game currency, and other assets will remain accessible without interruption.

Previously, Toylogic has been involved in the development and operation of "Warlander" as the developer. Moving forward, as the publisher, we will strive to enhance your experience with "Warlander."

(press release)

it was originally published by Plaion, a company that’s part of the Embracer Group.

what really interests me is the chance that Toylogic could potentially get publishing rights back for another multiplayer game they co-developed someday….

it does seem like Square was more directly involved with Foamstars than Plaion likely was with Warlander. in particular some of the more controversial decisions (the AI art, the initially high microtransaction prices.) that scared people off were forced by the higher ups.
but it’s far from the first time Square has sold off IPs they no longer want to use,

the other concern is that Toylogic hasn’t self-published a paid game (Foamstars is $30) before, they’ve done F2P stuff. but nothing beyond that.