BottleRocket Entertainment was a third-party video game developer founded by Jay Beard (previously head of San Diego Studio), composed primarily of former San Diego Studio employees and animators.
Several former BottleRocket employees accepted new positions within Namco Bandai continuing their work on the title.
Footage of the cancelled title was posted on YouTube by a former employee of BottleRocket Entertainment.
Jay Beard announced in an email to Kotaku that, "after fighting to keep the doors open for the past six months we have decided to close and move on.
"[3] The company was officially closed on September 3, 2009, and Beard is reported to be "building a new development studio from the ground up.