Timeline of events

This page lists the main events in the history of *Hytale*.

## 2012

* 16 June – The Hypixel.net domain is registered.

## 2013

* 23 January – Hypixel Inc. is founded and incorporated under the generic name 8414483 Canada Inc.
* 13 April – **The Hypixel server is created.**
* 16 December – Purchases of the MVP+ rank on Hypixel begin to offer "Early access testing to our future video game".

## 2014

* 1 August – Mojang make changes to the EULA of *Minecraft*, banning servers from having microtransactions that affected gameplay, leading to a drop in the Hypixel server's revenue. This lead the Hypixel team to start thinking about creating a standalone game similar to *Minecraft*.
* 30 July – Purchases of the MVP+ rank on Hypixel no longer offer future beta access to an upcoming title.

## 2015

* 2 February – 8414483 Canada Inc. is renamed to Hypixel Inc.
* April – ***Hytale* starts development.**
* 28 October – Hypixel is released for *Minecraft: Pocket Edition*.

## 2016

* 31 March – The Hypixel *Pocket Edition* server is shut down.
* 9 April – The Hytale.com domain is registered.
* 29 July – A trademark for "Hytale" is first filed.
* 14 August – The HypixelStudios.com domain is registered.
* 28 December – Noxy announces that Hypixel is developing its own standalone game.

## 2017

* 21 May – Hypixel is released for *Minecraft China*.

## 2018

* 18 October – Hypixel Studios is founded.
* 10 December – *Hytale* is officially announced in the form of a countdown on the Hytale website.
* 13 December –
	+ **The *Hytale* trailer is released.**
	+ The first four blog posts are released.
	+ Beta sign-ups start.

## 2019

* 20 March – A demo of the game was available to play at the 2019 Game Developers Conference.
* 6 April – Hypixel Studios holds a panel at the EGX Rezzed expo, explaining the history of *Hytale*'s development.
* 15 November – *Hytale* is nominated for, but does not win, *Most Wanted Game* at the Golden Joystick Awards.
* 27 November –
	+ **The release date for *Hytale* is set for 2021.**
	+ The first gameplay footage for *Hytale* is released.

## 2020

* 16 April – **Hypixel Studios is acquired by Riot Games.**
* 30 June – Hypixel China is shut down.

## 2021

* 8 March – *Hytale* wins "Most Anticipated Game" at the Northern Ireland Game Awards.
* 1 July - The release date for *Hytale* is delayed until **at least 2023**.

## References

1. ↑ "Whois hypixel.net" – Whois.com.
2. ↑ a b "Federal Corporation Information - 841448-3" – ic.gc.ca.
3. ↑ "Official Hypixel Minecraft Server 1.5.2 (BETA)" – Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps, 13 April 2013.
4. ↑ "MVP SUCKS!" – Hypixel Forum, 7 March 2014.
5. ↑ a b "Announcing Hypixel Studios and Hytale!" by Simon Collins-Laflamme. Hypixel Forum, 9 December 2018. *"For those unaware, he's referring to a long time ago (December 16 2013 to July 30 2014) when we offered Beta Access to "The Upcoming Hypixel Game" alongside MVP+ Purchases."*
6. ↑ "Let's talk server monetisation - the follow up Q+A" – Mojang.com, 26 June 2014.
7. ↑ "Hytale is a Minecraft follow-up that remembers the Minigames" – RockPaperShotgun, 20 December 2018.
8. ↑ a b "The Road Ahead" by NoxyD. Hypixel Forums, 28 December 2016.
9. ↑ "Hypixel: Pocket Edition Launch" by hypixel. Hypixel.net, 28 October 2015.
10. ↑ "An Update on Hypixel Pocket Edition Server" by NoxyD. Hypixel Forums, 28 September 2017.
11. ↑ "Whois hytale.com" – Whois.com.
12. ↑ "HYTALE - Trademark Details" – Justia Trademarks, 16 March 2020.
13. ↑ "Whois hypixelstudios.com" – Whois.com.
14. ↑ "Hypixel is coming to China" by hypixel. Hypixel Forums, 21 May 2017.
15. ↑ "Hypixel Studios Inc." – FederalCorporation.ca.
16. ↑ "Countdown" (archived) – Hytale.com via the Wayback Machine, 10 December 2018.
17. ↑ "Beta Sign-up" (archived) – Hytale.com through the Wayback Machine.
18. ↑ "Hytale was nominated for "Most Wanted Game" for Golden Joystick Award, go tune in! https://twitch.tv/goldenjoystickawards
The ceremony starts at 11am - we are up against big names" – @simon\_hypixel on Twitter, 15 November 2019
19. ↑ "November 2019 development update" – *Hytale* Blog, 27 November 2019.
20. ↑ "Hytale graphics update" – *Hytale* Blog, 27 November 2019.
21. ↑ "Riot Games Acquires Hypixel Studios, Developer of Upcoming Block Game Hytale" (archive) (PDF) – Hypixel Studios, 16 April 2020.
22. ↑ "Hypixel中国版服务器停止运营公告" ["Announcement about the suspension of the Hypixel China Edition server"] – mc.163.com, 13 April 2020.
23. ↑ "We're very proud to have won 'Most Anticipated Game' at the NI Game Awards over the weekend - thank you to everybody involved and congratulations to the other winners and all of the nominees!" – @Hytale on Twitter, 8 March 2021
24. ↑ "Summer 2021 Development Update" – *Hytale* Blog, 1 July 2021.