Digital Anvil was purchased by Microsoft on December 5, 2000. One of the consequences of Digital Anvil's purchase was a reshuffling of titles being developed. "" and "Loose Cannon" were dropped by the company, eventually being picked up by Ubisoft. "Conquest" was released in 2001, but "Loose Cannon" has not yet been released. Many of the Digital Anvil staff working on "Loose Cannon" were reassigned to the company's flagship "Freelancer". "Brute Force" (still unannounced at the time) was switched from a computer game to an Xbox exclusive. Of all the projects being produced, only "Freelancer" escaped major change. Co-founder Chris Roberts left the company after the Microsoft takeover, but he still worked as a consultant on "Freelancer". Digital Anvil also worked on the visual effects of the 1999 film "Wing Commander".