After just over a year in operation, Brash Entertainment is throwing in the proverbial towel. The developer, Hollywood's "first resident video game publisher," exclusively released video games based on licenses from the film and music industry.
Variety reports that the developer simply "was simply out of cash," after investors who had committed $400 million to the fledgling developer decided to take their funds elsewhere.
In the short time that Brash was in operation, they crafted quality gems like Alvin and the Chipmunks, the rhythm game, and another gem based on that Space Chimps movie. Coincidentally enough, none of their titles have been very successful.
Would their upcoming work – including a game based on the Saw series – have been any better?
Probably not. But here's hoping that Hollywood has learned a valuable lesson about attempting to cash in on shoddy licensed games.
Brash officially shutting down [Variety]
