ix ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁project ▁without ▁pay ing ▁Gr in , ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁work . ▁Gr in ▁co - found ers ▁Ul f ▁and ▁Bo ▁Anders son ▁claimed ▁that ▁" S quare ▁En ix ▁had ▁already ▁made ▁up ▁its ▁mind ▁that ▁Fort ress ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁project ▁it ▁wanted ▁anymore ". ▁Square ▁En ix ' s ▁withdraw al ▁left ▁the ▁Swedish ▁developer ▁in ▁financial ▁difficulty ▁and ▁with ▁no ▁other ▁on going ▁game ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Gr in ▁closed ▁its ▁offices ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁and ▁Goth enburg , ▁cit ing ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gr in ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy . ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁official ▁Gr in ▁site ▁published ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁closing ▁down . ▁Gr in ▁noted ▁that ▁delayed ▁pay ments ▁from ▁" to o ▁many ▁publish ers " ▁caused ▁" an ▁un b ear able ▁c ash flow ▁situation " ▁and ▁mention ing ▁in ▁a ▁fare well ▁note ▁their ▁" un re leased ▁master pie ce ▁that ▁[ they ] ▁wer en ' t ▁allowed ▁to ▁finish ". ▁ ▁Form er ▁members ▁of ▁Gr in ▁ ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁development ▁studio , ▁M ight ▁and ▁Del ight , ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁small , ▁download able ▁games . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁F at sh ark , ▁the ▁former ▁lead ▁engine ers ▁of ▁Gr in ▁started ▁middle