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Johnny Cage Explains: Mortal Kombat Is Not A Tournament
Participating in a Mortal Kombat fight to the death is scary enough as it is, but Johnny Cage's explanation of how a tournament works, apparently lost on Shang Tsung, is a good public service announcement. More »A Little TNA On Your PSP
SouthPeak Interactive picked up the license for TNA Wrestling from the now defunct Midway, and now we get to see what they are doing with it with screens from TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line. More »The Mortal Kombat That Should Have Been
Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer's venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. More »Southpeak Grabs TNA From Midway's Bankruptcy Sale
TNA Wrestling fans will get their future fix of dramatic squared circle action courtesy of publisher Southpeak Interactive. The company has apparently looted the TNA Wrestling license from the corpse of Midway, responsible for TNA iMPACT!, pictured above. More »Smash TV "Will Rise Again" Says Co-Creator
Midway's seminal twin-stick shooter Smash TV, the bloody, futuristic game show arcade game of yore, may be getting a proper update from Midway. And the guy saying that's in a position to know. More »Warner Bros. Wants To Revolutionize Online Mortal Kombat
A job posting seeking a senior software engineer for the next game in the Mortal Kombat franchise indicates that new franchise owner Warner Bros. is focusing on online play in a big way. More »Midway UK Office Sold for 86 Pence
Midway dollar-menuaire Martin Spiess picked up the old Newcastle office for one (1) euro - equal to 86 pence U.K. - according to documents filed in the publisher's long, slow goodbye. More »Midway Unloads San Diego Studio On THQ
Congratulations to THQ, new owners of a slightly used San Diego game development studio, previously owned by Midway Games. THQ bought the TNA iMPACT! wrestling game development house for $200,000 according to a filing with the SEC. More »These Midway Games Are Now Warner Bros. Games
When Warner Bros. snapped up ailing publisher/developer Midway, it bought most, but not all of the company's assets, including intellectual properties like Mortal Kombat and This Is Vegas. What else did Warner Bros. grab in the Midway closeout? Lots. More »This Is Vegas Publishers: This Is Not Cancelled
When you don't hear about a game for months, you start to presume the worst. Like, that it's been cancelled. We haven't heard about This is Vegas for months, so has it been cancelled? Surprisingly, no, it has not. More »The Inside Story Of The Death Of Midway Newcastle
Following the sale of most of Midway to new owner Warner Bros., Midway Newcastle was shuttered, its staff given their walking papers. The Wheelman developer never found a buyer for the now defunct studio, nor its original IP, Necessary Force. More »The Mortal Kombat / NBA Jam Crossover We Never Saw
While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990's, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never came together. More »Midway Fires 20% Of Workforce, Including CEO, Ahead Of Sale
Midway: Newcastle Shut Down, Entire Staff Laid Off
Midway's UK studio was shut down this morning and all staff let go as the time to find a buyer for the studio behind Wheelman and Necessary Force ran out, a Midway spokesman told Kotaku today. More »Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway trademark, as of today, are owned by Warner Bros., with the media conglomerate having completed the purchase of "substantially all of the assets" of the Chicago headquartered company. More »A Third Mortal Kombat Movie May Actually Be Happening
The third theater-bound Mortal Kombat flick may genuinely be underway, with filming unofficially planned to begin as early as this September, according to one of the film's stars. More »The Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe DLC That Could've Been
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe's roster of "kombatants" was missing some key names on both sides. That was something series co-creator Ed Boon and the MK team had hoped to address with downloadable content, which never happened. More »Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason
Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. More »Film Producer Sues Midway Over Mortal Kombat Rights
Lawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. More »The Real-Life Goro From Mortal Kombat
Ah, the mighty Goro! Four arms, cheap moves, broken hearts. Ever wonder what he looks like in real-life? Wonder no more. More »Another Look At Midway Newcastle's Necessary Force
We got a brief peek at an early trailer for Wheelman developer Midway Newcastle's in-development title Necessary Force the other day, but the team, currently shopping the game and studio around, is lifting the veil further. More »