Back in july this original post seems to of noticed something in the op.
When i handed over my business to another person, my baby i created, i still had to walk with” the new owners for quite a while before they could really take over even though they were the new owners. Customers wouldn’t take to the transition very well if a new face just shows up at their door and no clue as to what happened or who this new person is. Plus as it was my baby I still wouldn’t want the business to fail because my name is still attached to it in someways and reputation. I think this is very similar to what happened between relic and worlds edge. But I can’t find any information as to this transition and or how smooth it went . I am imagining they are running around like chickens with their heads cut off I have seen this literal in real life.
I wouldn’t doubt if a Dev will jump in at some point to clarify any of this and though I may be wrong this all seems very legit at face value from a couple resources in a five minute Google search.