Midway Games were prominent in the 90s - releasing games that turned out to be massive hits. The company exists no more, but an ex-employee is looking to kickstart a documentary that shares all the stories from its glory days.
News coming out of America this morning is that we are not going to be seeing a bidding war for Midways assets as they only received a single bid of $33 million from Warner Interactive. So we can assume that, barring some unexpected issues, Midway will be fully owned by Warner Interactive in the very near future. What I can’t …
This is Vegas is possibly the game that can save Midway, it is planned to be released later this year and is the last major title in the current Midway release plan. If they don’t sell Mortal Kombat and manage to make it through this year then I see it all hanging on this release, so no pressure on the …
Midway are not faring well when it comes to finances – They recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, meaning that whilst technically bankrupt, they’re allowed to still operate, in the hopes that they can recoup their losses. One of the ways they’re doing this is by selling off their IP’s, having recently jettisoned Wheelman off to Ubisoft. It seems that …
Midway and Epic Games have officially confirmed that the Titan Pack is coming to Unreal Tournament 3 for the PC and PlayStation3 on March 5, 2009. There is no word on whether the Xbox 360 version – neutered by Microsoft’s draconian views on user generated content – will be receiving the DLC. Ushering in new features, characters, units, vehicles, maps …
Ster Kinekor seem to be making the news for all the wrong reasons at the moment. But these things go in waves and hopefully this is the last of the rumours for now. I have been reliably informed* that SK may be losing another license in South Africa and if the large image above hasn’t given it away then it’s …
The ex major shareholder of Midway games, Summer Redstone, has sold his 87% share of Midway games for a mere $100 000. Now while $100 000 is more money than I will most probably ever have in my bank account it is a rock bottom price for such a well respected game developer. So how is it that we missed …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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