The recently released ultra-violent, tumultuous trailer for Namco’s upcoming gory brawler, Splatterhouse, could be likened to the development process behind the game (minus the ultra-violence), as it has been revealed that the original developer for the game, Bottlerocket, has been replaced by one of Namco’s in-house developers.

A representative of Bottlerocket spread the word that Namco had “showed up with a U-Haul truck, took all their assets (dev kits, etc.) and informed management that the title was being pulled from Bottlerocket.” A Namco representative confirmed news of the split:

“Yes, we have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are committed to bringing Splatterhouse to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year.

“At this time, we are not ready to discuss specific development details about the game, and wish BottleRocket the best of luck in their future endeavors.”

The future of California-based Bottlerocket is now uncertain, as another title in development there, a game based on DC’s Flash, has been dropped as the ill-fated Brash Entertainment was to publish the title. Development of Splatterhouse, meanwhile, has apparently been moved to Afro Samurai developer, SURGE.