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Ditched Splatterhouse Developers Wish Namco "The Best" [Splatterhouse]
kotaku.com - 2/14/2009
Ditched Splatterhouse Developers Wish Namco "The Best" [Splatterhouse]
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Earlier this week, Namco confirmed to Kotaku that California-based developer BottleRocket Entertainment is no longer working on the upcoming multi-platform Splatterhouse reboot. Namco showed up at the developer's offices and took back the dev kits and Splatterhouse assets with the intention of ...
Rumor: Namco Yanks Splatterhouse From Bottlerocket [Disturbance In The Workforce]
kotaku.com - 2/7/2009
Rumor: Namco Yanks Splatterhouse From Bottlerocket [Disturbance In The Workforce]
— kotaku.com — On the same day the Splatterhouse trailer debuted , Namco is rumored to have pulled the unfinished... project from Bottlerocket, dooming the California-based developer. Sources through the San Diego-area dev community - but not with Bottlerocket itself ... (more) Rumor: Namco Yanks Splatterhouse From Bottlerocket ...

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kotaku.com - 2/9/2009
Namco Confirms Ditching Splatterhouse Developers [Splatterhouse]
— kotaku.com — California-based developer Bottlerocket Entertainment is no longer working on Splatterhouse for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3,... Namco confirmed to Kotaku today. "We have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are committed to ... (more) Namco Confirms Ditching Splatterhouse Developers ...

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Splatterhouse Developer Wishes Namco "The Best" After Being Axed
Kombo.com — ... They were professional in their parting words, however, and they may still have something up their sleeves: Regarding Namco's decision to take the studio off the project and completing Splatterhouse in-house, BottleRocket Entertainment stated, "BottleRocket wishes Namco the best in completing their project. The BottleRocket development team is looking forward to turning their attention to a new project soon to be announced." -- Kotaku One really has to wonder at this point how the finished product is going to turn out, and if BottleRocket can really keep things moving along. ...

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