Complex sentence: In May 2012, publisher Autumn Games was sued over allegations of fraud regarding an unrelated property, Def Jam Rapstar ", cutting off" Skullgirls financial support and forcing developer Reverge Labs to lay off the entire development team.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2012, publisher Autumn Games was sued over allegations of fraud regarding an unrelated game property, "Def Jam Rapstar". As a result, financial support for the game was cut off, forcing developer Reverge Labs to lay off the entire "Skullgirls" development team.