BlackSite: Area 51 News
Sixty employees at publisher's offices laid off, but 100-plus Mortal Kombat dev team rehired by Warner Bros.; $69 million to $76 million in assets and development costs written off.News - Posted Jul 16, 2009 10:38 pm GMT
Media giant offers to buy assets of bankrupt publisher, including Mortal Kombat and Wheelman; deal would not cover TNA license, San Diego and Newcastle studios.News - Posted May 21, 2009 5:06 pm GMT- Media mogul sells $30 million, 87% interest in beleaguered publisher for pittance in exchange for debt assumption; loss estimated at $800 million.News - Posted Dec 1, 2008 8:42 pm GMT
[UPDATE] Publisher ends deal for one internally, one externally developed game based on non-owned IPs; list of suspects includes NBA Ballers, Cartoon Network; Unreal Tournament unaffected.News - Posted Oct 18, 2008 2:31 am GMT
Citing need to "optimize product development resources," cash-strapped publisher shuts down mystery project, pink-slips 90-130 staffers; two new IPs still in the works.News - Posted Aug 11, 2008 10:34 pm GMT
First quarterly report for Chicago-based publisher's new interim president and CEO continues string of losing quarters.News - Posted May 5, 2008 11:46 pm GMT- Following flaccid fiscal-year results, publisher parts with David Zucker after five-year run; SVP Matthew Booty named interim chief.News - Posted Mar 20, 2008 10:47 pm GMT
Have you got what it takes to be the big dog in the playground?News - Posted Mar 5, 2008 1:02 am GMT
Publisher's finance chief Thomas Powell leaves to explore new opportunities; Austin studio receives "minor concentration" of terminations.News - Posted Jan 15, 2008 9:00 pm GMT
Headliners join PS3 shooter trifecta Orange Box, Unreal Tournament 3, and BlackSite: Area 51; Arkadian Heroes, GripShift hit 360, Pokemon Snap, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Baseball Stars 2 on Wii VC.News - Posted Dec 11, 2007 8:01 pm GMT
Outspoken developer's tenure abruptly ends following controversial comments about Area 51 in Canada.News - Posted Nov 30, 2007 9:00 pm GMT
Midway Austin creative director highlights his Area 51 sequel's shortcomings in game conference presentation.News - Posted Nov 29, 2007 8:15 pm GMT
Midway's modern-day sci-fi shooter to hit Microsoft-powered platforms November 12; PS3 version still slated for December.News - Posted Nov 2, 2007 10:20 pm GMT
Development issues cost Sony a major holiday console exclusive, though Epic says it is trying to finish the title by year's end; Midway announces new fighter, Blitz game.News - Posted Oct 2, 2007 10:34 pm GMT- Publisher cuts shortfall to $14.3 million on heels of Wii Mortal Kombat and Lord of the Rings Online launches; sci-fi shooter pushed to November 5, Vin Diesel vehicle now due in '08.News - Posted Aug 2, 2007 4:34 pm GMT
Midway talks Unreal Tournament III PS3/PC exclusivity, BlackSite: Area 51 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat also on display.News - Posted Jul 12, 2007 12:41 am GMT
The CEO talks about the event's new format, its future, and ponders whether the US even needs a game trade show anymore.News - Posted Jul 9, 2007 5:50 am GMT
David Jaffe's first downloadable effort arrives, Midway offers an alien shooter demo, Xbox 360 racer goes gold, Monster Madness is delayed, and Bungie's shooter hits a milestone.News - Posted May 11, 2007 2:32 am GMT
Holdover sales help publisher trim January-March losses to $19.8 million; Stranglehold "expected in August," BlackSite: Area 51 demo coming.News - Posted May 3, 2007 10:59 pm GMT
Grant Morrison tapped to bring Midway's xenophobic shooter series to the silver screen.News - Posted Apr 4, 2007 8:09 pm GMT
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- Publisher(s): Midway
- Developer(s): Midway Studios - Austin
- Genre: Action
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