Brash Entertainment May Be Done For Good
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... "a tough economic landscape," Brash Entertainment possibly may be ceasing all operations.
Their initial $400 million financing has never come to fruition. Many investors pulled out when co-founder Thomas Tull split from their board, leaving Brash out of funds.
As previously reported, Six Flags Fun Park for Wii is still scheduled for release in December 2008. Brash also intends to release their game based on Saw in 2009.
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Brash Now Facing Lawsuits from Two Developers
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Brash Entertainment officials have yet to officially comment on the company shutting down , but the story doesn't end there. Variety's ongoing coverage of the Brash train wreck has now revealed that two if not more developers are suing the publisher for failing to pay them. Brash's original $400 million in financing was never completed and the company reportedly stopped paying developers about two months ago. L.A.-based 7 Studios claims that Brash owes it $468,000 for its work on 9 , an adaptation of an upcoming animated film from Focus Features produced by Tim ...
Atari Picks Up Despereaux from Brash
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Following the recent closure of Brash Entertainment , the status of Brash's upcoming releases became unclear. Today, however, Variety has reported that Atari has made a last minute deal to publish The Tale of Despereaux , a tie-in to the upcoming computer animated movie from Universal, which hits theaters on December 19. In fact, reporter Ben Fritz said the deal happened at such a late stage that the box art will in fact still say Brash. The last minute nature of the deal also won't give Atari adequate time to market the title, but the company is relying on ...


