Earlier this week, Namco confirmed to Kotaku that California-based developer BottleRocket Entertainment is no longer working on the upcoming multi-platform Splatterhouse reboot.
https://kotaku.com/namco-confirms-ditching-splatterhouse-developers-5149892
Namco showed up at the developer’s offices and took back the dev kits and Splatterhouse assets with the intention of having the Afro Samurai team finish the game.
https://kotaku.com/rumor-namco-yanks-splatterhouse-from-bottlerocket-5148824
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.”
