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Midway Games Disappear from XBLA
Were you waiting to download some of the Midway classics on the Xbox Live Arcade? Titles like, say, Smash TV, Robotron, Ulitmate Mortal Kombat 3, Gauntlet, Root Beer Tapper, Joust, Paperboy, Defender, or Cyberball? Well, you’re time has run out. All of the above titles have been removed from the Live Arcade. If you previously downloaded [...]
Continue reading...Awful Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: NBA Jam Extreme
Thursday, January 14, 2010
It is ironic that the loading screens for NBA Jam Extreme actually say, “Extreme Loading” considering just how excessively long data retrieval can be in this unnecessary NBA Jam sequel. Acclaim’s motion captured, incomprehensible 3-D mess loads before the title screen, moving into the selection screen, loads the pre-game screen, and then loads the game [...]
Continue reading...Warner Hyping New Mortal Kombat Online Play in Job Listing
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mortal Kombat was never known for revolutionizing anything. Let’s face it: aside from extreme violence, the game was always meant to be a knock-off of Street Fighter. However, now that Warner Bros. owns the franchise due to the downfall of Midway, they want to do something (and this is a direct quote) “revolutionize online play.” They [...]
Continue reading...Check Out the Original Goro Model In-Studio
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Anyone who ever faced down Goro in the original Mortal Kombat knows what an absolute bastard that four-armed freak was. He stomped on heads better than Mario could ever dream of. Knowing that, it’s nice to see the jerk shrunk down to his original model size, overshadowed by a desk lamp and cookie container while he’s [...]
Continue reading...Midway Had a Bad Week
Monday, April 20, 2009
Oh, there’s one very important thing I forgot to tell you. Don’t buy stock from Midway. It would be bad. “I’m fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing Egon” Imagine being kicked off the New York Stock Exchange, being unable to afford to stay in the ESA, dropping out of E3, selling off your Wheelman IP to [...]
Continue reading...Midway Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Monday, April 13, 2009
While it’s been known for a while Midway was under some dire circumstances, the full extent of their troubles has turned out to the necessity of filing Chapter 11. Newly appointed CEO Matt Booty (hell of a time to take over, huh?) stated that this is “a difficult but necessary decision.” They’ll now look into [...]
Continue reading...Midway Cuts Chicago Staff, Says it’s Normal
Friday, December 26, 2008
After the release of Mortal Kombat vs DC and Blitz the League II, Midway will drop between 20 and 30 staff members from their team. Midway says it’s standard practice and normal after the release of a major title. On the other hand, after discovering Midway’s current financial issues, it seems like cost cutting. Also, [...]
Continue reading...Midway Riding on MK vs. DC for Holiday Quarter
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Midway? They’re the ones that make Mortal Kombat. Well, it seems the house that MK built isn’t doing so well. In the third quarter of ‘08, Midway lost $75.9 million, despite what the company calls successful titles like TNA Impact and Unreal Tournament III. As such, they’re hoping the fourth quarter will pick things up, [...]
Continue reading...Midway takes BlackSite to the chopping block, online co-op first casualty
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
BlackSite: Area 51, Midway’s impressive FPS based on the classic lightgun arcade game, has suffered from some unfortunate multiplayer content cuts, according to a recent IGN preview. While all versions of the game will no longer support the much-hyped online co-op, these cuts have hit the PS3 the hardest. Xbox 360 owners will still be [...]
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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