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Namco Confirms Pulling Splatterhouse from BottleRocket
Namco Confirms Pulling Splatterhouse from BottleRocket
Over the weekend, rumors circulated that publisher Namco Bandai had pulled Splatterhouse from developer BottleRocket, despite the fact that the game was nearing completion. Today, Namco confirmed pulling the game from BottleRocket, but stopped short of giving a reason. "We have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are committed to bringing Splatterhouse to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later ...
Rumor: Namco Yanks Splatterhouse From Bottlerocket [Disturbance In The Workforce]
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 — 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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Namco hits BottleRocket with a 2×4 of project removal
That VideoGame Blog — ... Over the weekend it was heavily rumored that Namco Bandai had basically driven up to BottleRocket Studios, the company developing the new Splatterhouse game for them, and taken Splatterhouse from them for no apparent reason. It turns out these rumors are true as official word on the project’s move from BottleRocket has come in. The strange thing is that the game was reportedly almost done and that NamcoBandai has given no reason for the sudden move. ...

Splatterhouse is still in good hands
That VideoGame Blog — ... production of Splatterhouse from developer BottleRocket, especially since we just spoke with co-producers (at Namco Bandai) Mark Brown and Dan Tovar at Comic Con about how important the title was to them. We’ve been trying to get the low-down and confirm if the team behind Afro Samurai were indeed taking over development, but no one seems to want to talk about it. We, however, still want to write about Splatterhouse rather than wait around for rumor confirmations. ...

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