Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns is reviving the Austin-based brand after Warner Bros. Discovery closed the entertainment company after 21 years.

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 iconic digital entertainment brand, has found a new home with its original creator, Burnie Burns. Nine months after the company announced its closure, Burns has officially acquired the brand and its remaining assets through his independent company,

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.

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.

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 — 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.