I consider that a collapse. If your business is doing so miserably that you need someone else to support you then you're failing.
I think your way off the mark here, to me and I'm sure to others it looks like GC saw what was a good business move and bought out the rights to all their stuff.
I suspect that when they come back after the new year it will be under a new name , with a new line of products. and I would bet that the gamecreators paid them a healthy sum for their product range.
This is not a collapse at all. its a buyout, and for anyone from this community to get into a position that a bigger company values their work enough to buy them out can only be an awsomely good thing. not just for them but for the community as well.