siliconera.com - 6/18/2009
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The revival of Splatterhouse has been a rocky ride. The last thing we heard is staff from Bottlerocket are partially back on the project. Since Splatterhouse wasn’t at E3 I asked Namco Bandai to give me an update about it.
playstationlifestyle.net - 6/19/2009
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playstationlifestyle.net —
The remake of early NES game Splatterhouse has
been on a rocky road as of late. Although...
everything seems to be on track right now, one thing does not, and that’s the release date. It was noticed at this year’s E3 , that Splatterhouse did not make an appearance. Siliconera ...
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Splatterhouse Skips 2009, Splatters Next Year
joystiq.com - 6/18/2009
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joystiq.com —
Did you notice? Namco's now-gen Splatterhouse reboot was
nowhere to be seen at this year's E3. Following...
the game's troubled development history , that wasn't much of a surprise to those of us in the know , but we decided to send off a query to the ...
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Surprise! Splatterhouse missing 2009, splattering in 2010
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Splatterhouse on track for an 'early 2010' release
Destructoid —
... the game was pulled from original developer Bottlerocket. Now in the hands on Surge, the folks behind Afro Samurai, Namco Bandai has told Siliconera that the game is being targeted for an "early 2010" release. Why wasn't at E3? Because the team is working on a full game, not a demo, dummy! Obviously. ...
Surprise! Splatterhouse missing 2009, splattering in 2010
Joystiq —
... ), and any 2009 release window you may have heard about in the past has been smashed with a gore-soaked two-by-four. So consider this a public service announcement: you won't be splattering any houses until 2010 (or "early 2010" as Siliconera was told). ...
Splatterhouse to gore it up in 2010
That VideoGame Blog —
... Namco Bandai have Surge on the case along with “a team in San Diego” and is pushing back the release date from ‘09 into early 2010. Not playable or even shown at E3 earlier this month, one can only imagine the kind of work still left to be done. Hustle, hustle, hustle. Grind, grind, grind. ...
Splatterhouse Skips 2009, Splatters Next Year
PlayStation LifeStyle —
... Splatterhouse was slated for “early 2010″. So, the game will not be making it this year, though it may give some time for the title to be polished up by Surge (developer of Afro Samurai).
You may remember that the development team at Bottlerocket was fired, then subsequently rehired by Namco Bandai to finish up the game, stirring up lots of controversy. Stay tuned on PlayStation LifeStyle for an official release date for Splatterhouse.
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BottleRocket, the now former developer of Namco's forthcoming Splatterhouse reboot, has officially commented on last week's unexpected parting of ways with the franchise. The move -- on Namco's part -- raised questions about the studio's fate, ...
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kotaku.com 9/4/2009 — BottleRocket Entertainment , formerly the developers of Splatterhouse for Namco Bandai and responsible for the Mark of Kri series, is no more. Studio president Jay Beard announced BottleRocket's official demise today via e-mail. Beard's statement ...
News: Xbox Originals amalgamated by GOD —
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