Brash Going Out of Business?

When Brash Entertainment first hit the video game scene, it looked like the company could be a big player in the industry, bridging the creative gap between developers and Hollywood. They had the talent, the drive, the connections, and most importantly, the money to make it all come together. Then it all seemed to just come apart at the seams.

Starting the downhill slide, Brash’s first three projects, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Jumper: Griffin’s Story, and Space Chimps, all performed way below expectations, critically and financially. Meanwhile, projects listed as “in development”, such as Saw and Night at the Museum, were suddenly MIA. Sure, we were told work was continuing on the projects, but nothing solid ever seemed to come about. Then, there was a mass exodus of the top brass at Brash, with rumors that execs weren’t happy with the overall direction the company was taking.

Now, if a story on the Variety website proves to be true, the final nail in the coffin has been hammered into place. According to the report, with the recent departure of Thomas Tull from the Brash boardroom, investors got more than a little skittish and pulled funding from the company. Put bluntly, no money equals no Brash. Citing unnamed sources, Variety is reporting that all operations at Brash will cease by the end of the day today.

No word on what will happen to the games Brash had in development, or the licenses that Brash had lined up for the future.