BlackSite: Area 51 News

Midway's Chicago HQ closing, final buyout price $49 million

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.

Midway gets $33 million Warner Bros. bid

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.

Redstone dumps Midway for $100K

Media mogul sells $30 million, 87% interest in beleaguered publisher for pittance in exchange for debt assumption; loss estimated at $800 million.

Midway cancels two game licenses, nearly doubles projected Q3 loss

[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.

Midway Austin hit by layoffs, game cancellation

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.

Midway beats sales projection, still loses money

First quarterly report for Chicago-based publisher's new interim president and CEO continues string of losing quarters.

Midway's CEO exits

Following flaccid fiscal-year results, publisher parts with David Zucker after five-year run; SVP Matthew Booty named interim chief.

AU Shippin' Out March 5-March 7: Bully: Scholarship Edition

Have you got what it takes to be the big dog in the playground?

Midway CFO departs as Austin shop trims staff

Publisher's finance chief Thomas Powell leaves to explore new opportunities; Austin studio receives "minor concentration" of terminations.

Shippin' Out December 11-14: Universe at War, NCAA March Madness 08

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.

Smith says 'audi' to Austin

Outspoken developer's tenure abruptly ends following controversial comments about Area 51 in Canada.

Harvey Smith gets blunt about BlackSite

Midway Austin creative director highlights his Area 51 sequel's shortcomings in game conference presentation.

AU Shippin' Out November 27-30: Super Mario Galaxy

The week many Wii owners have been waiting for is finally here!

Shippin' Out November 12-16: Super Mario Galaxy, Assassin's Creed, Crysis

Trio of games headlines crowded week alongside Kane & Lynch, new entries for Need for Speed, Area 51, WWE SmackDown, Rayman Raving Rabbids.

BlackSite: Area 51 Xbox 360 Demo Preview

Midway stops by to present the action-packed demo and answer questions submitted by GameSpot editors and subscribers.

BlackSite golden on Xbox 360, PC

Midway's modern-day sci-fi shooter to hit Microsoft-powered platforms November 12; PS3 version still slated for December.

BlackSite: Area 51 Multiplayer Hands-On

We take on the developers from Midway's Austin studio at their own game.

PS3 UT3 officially pushed to '08, new MK revealed

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.

GC '07: BlackSite Hands-On

We blast through two new BlackSite levels at the Leipzig Games Convention.

Midway halves Q2 losses, delays BlackSite, Wheelman

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 ...

E3 '07: BlackSite: Area 51 Hands-On

Imagine Ghost Recon mixed with Resident Evil-like aliens and you've got the makings for this upcoming first-person shooter.

E3 '07: Xbox Live wraps up E3

Microsoft's Bringing It Home campaign concludes on day three of trade show; GHII tracks, game demos highlight week's offerings.

E3 '07: Midway puts press in Stranglehold

Midway talks Unreal Tournament III PS3/PC exclusivity, BlackSite: Area 51 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat also on display.

E3 '07 Q&A: Midway's David Zucker

The CEO talks about the event's new format, its future, and ponders whether the US even needs a game trade show anymore.

BlackSite: Area 51 Hands-On

We check out the latest work-in-progress version of this alien-infested shooter.

BlackSite: Area 51 Teaser Demo Hands-On

We play through the recently released downloadable demo of this squad-based shooter.

NewsSpots: Calling All Cars!, Area 51, Forza 2, Halo 2

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.

Midway trims Q1 losses, prepping Wii exclusives

Holdover sales help publisher trim January-March losses to $19.8 million; Stranglehold "expected in August," BlackSite: Area 51 demo coming.

Comic scribe to pen Area 51 film

Grant Morrison tapped to bring Midway's xenophobic shooter series to the silver screen.

GO3: Q&A: The politics behind Area 51

Midway Austin creative director talks about in-game avatars, the "subversive politics" behind the upcoming shooter BlackSite, and messages in games.

Midway rolls next-gen dice in Vegas

At its 2007 Gamers' Day, the publisher holds up Stranglehold, Unreal Tournament III, and Blacksite: Area 51 as the fruits of its massive investment in new technology.

BlackSite: Area 51 Hands-On

Forget the little green men. BlackSite: Area 51 is much more serious than all that.

BlackSite: Area 51 beaming down this summer

Last console installment of arcade-inspired series will arrive on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 soon; new screens and trailer inside.