Layoffs became a plague across Central Texas in 2024 as thousands lost jobs and companies closed their doors. One loss saw the end of an Austin-based entertainment company that had been delighting fans for more than two decades.

Thanks to Burns’ acquisition, Rooster Teeth is set for a fresh start under Box Canyon Productions. Fans are eagerly awaiting how the company will evolve as it navigates its re-launch and works to bring back the beloved entertainment platform.

Rooster Teeth was founded in 2003, the same year it launched Red vs. Blue, a machinima-styled show that used Halo: Combat Evolved to tell a story of two groups of isolated, opposing armies dropped into a barren canyon. The show quickly became a hit, thanks to its parody of both wartime narratives and military video games.

Rooster Teeth, the online media brand famous for shows like Red vs. Blue, RWBY, and various podcasts, is back--with original co-founder Burnie Burns at the helm.

Burnie Burns has purchased Rooster Teeth’s remaining assets just under a year after it was announced they were shutting down.

Almost a year after Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced it was ceasing operations after 21 years, the digital content brand is staging a comeback.

Rooster Teeth — the studio behind animated web series such as RWBY, Red vs. Blue, and Gen:Lock — seemed like it was shuttering for good last year. The company announced that it was winding down operations due to parent company Warner Bros.

The brand and the bulk of its remaining assets have been acquired by co-founder Burnie Burns through his company, Box Canyon Productions.