Rooster Teeth is dead. And I, for one, am not surprised
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To be completely honest, I knew this would happen eventually, what with Warner Brothers's (Rooster Teeth's parent company) previous waves of layoffs and cutting off of unprofitable ventures back in the 2020s. That and Rooster Teeth's general lowering of the qualities of their shows did not help at all. (The RWBY X DC crossover was a dead giveaway that things were NOT going well. Crossovers are generally attempts to generate either Hype or Engagement, neither of which happened on that project.)
Volume 9 did not do well (By WB standards, a MASSIVE company), and neither did The RWBY X DC crossover or Red VS Blue's most recent season. The less said about Gen: Lock, the better. With that many failures, it's not a shock that Warner was going to, At best, fold RT into Warner's animation studios or, at worst and what seems to be what's actually happening, completely shut down the whole circus.
Now, what does this mean for RWBY, RvB and G:L?
That's gonna depend.
As long as Rooster Teeth does not write off these shows as a Tax Loss, the IPs can be used again, whether for Reboots, sequels, etc. (It's all legal nonsense, it's the same reason why shows like MEGAS XLR can't be rebooted or continued, it now belongs to the government and we all know they are not interested in making cartoons.) It doesn't seem like that's going to happen, so fingers crossed.
Now... What about fanfics...
I actually think it's gonna be fine, Fanfics are, after all, fan and community-driven projects, so as long as fans exist, there will be content.
As for me, Anon's Journey (and RWBY Rewritten before it) was just my attempt at fixing a story I've grown discontent with. If anything, I'm going to go even more off-piste than I already was. Any plans RT could have had in mind will not matter for my story. I will finish it but I'll probably end up remaking it with brand new characters.
Godspeed RT, thanks for the inspiration and Farewell.