Earlier this week, Namco confirmed to Kotaku that California-based developer BottleRocket Entertainment is no longer working on the upcoming multi-platform Splatterhouse reboot.
https://lastchance.cc/namco-confirms-ditching-splatterhouse-developers-5149892%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Namco showed up at the developer’s offices and took back the dev kits and Splatterhouse assets with the intention of having the Afro Samurai team finish the game.
https://lastchance.cc/rumor-namco-yanks-splatterhouse-from-bottlerocket-5148824%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E