BottleRocket Entertainment, formerly the developers of Splatterhouse for Namco Bandai and responsible for the Mark of Kri series for Sony, is no more. Studio president Jay Beard officially announced BottleRocketās demise today via e-mail.
Beardās statement on the closure notes that āafter fighting to keep the doors open for the past six months we have decided to close and move on,ā putting an end to the studioās seven year history. The studio was previously working on a reboot of Namco Bandaiās Splatterhouse before having the project pulled, leading to a handful of curt exchanges between BottleRocket staffers and Namco execs.
https://lastchance.cc/rumor-namco-yanks-splatterhouse-from-bottlerocket-5148824%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
When news of the Splatterhouse development debacle hit, it was rumored that BottleRocketās financial situation, stemming form the loss of the game, would mean imminent closure.
The studio was also rumored to have worked on a video game based on DC Comicsā the Flash for Brash Entertainment before that publisher imploded.
https://lastchance.cc/what-bottlerockets-the-flash-might-have-looked-like-5154750%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
