"We ask that you are current on the payment schedule for The Hobbit by 8/31/13"

WOW - That's a bit rich asking people to pay up front and keep their end of the bargain ?

How about they concentrate on their current delays before asking for pre payments on their next title ?

Probably because they are pressed for capital due to delays/ gaps in production/ hiring of new production manager (and moving his entire family to Jersey).

A source close to the company spoke about JJP struggling to build games simply due to a lack of income