Area 51 News

  • 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.

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    • Posted May 21, 2009 9:06 am PT
  • 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.

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    • Posted Aug 11, 2008 2:34 pm PT
  • Area 51 sighted in stores

    Midway's out-of-this-world FPS crash-lands on the Xbox, PS2; PC version makes contact with store shelves May 23.

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    • Posted Apr 25, 2005 3:03 pm PT
  • Games may be losing their voice

    Online trade magazine reports that negotiations between SAG and game publishers to renew voice-acting contract "could go either way."

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    • Posted Apr 14, 2005 5:43 pm PT
  • Area 51 flies off to factory

    Midway's infectious shooter conspires for its April 25 release on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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    • Posted Apr 13, 2005 10:41 am PT
  • Area 51 invades the Web

    Midway launches the official site for its upcoming first-person shooter.

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    • Posted Feb 22, 2005 11:09 am PT
  • Area 51 unearths date, Treasures promo

    FPS from Midway uncovers conspiracies April 25; preorder program includes complimentary copy of Midway Arcade Treasures 2.

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    • Posted Feb 4, 2005 2:42 pm PT
  • Unreal Engine 3 to power Midway's next-gen games

    Mortal Kombat publisher announces it is already using Epic's cutting-edge game tech to create upcoming PC and console titles.

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    • Posted Feb 2, 2005 3:24 pm PT
  • Area 51 invading PCs?

    According to its official Web site, Midway's upcoming shooter may be headed for PCs this year.

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    • Posted Jan 19, 2005 4:02 pm PT
  • Harvey Smith confirmed for Midway-Austin role

    [UPDATE] Publisher continues to stock up on development talent, naming former Ion Storm staffer as the creative director of its new Texas studio. Smith speaks about the future.

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    • Posted Dec 6, 2004 4:44 pm PT
  • Midway revenues climb 47 percent

    Publisher sees light at the end of the tunnel as Shadow Hearts, NBA Ballers, and The Suffering spike revenues during the July-September quarter.

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    • Posted Nov 8, 2004 3:37 pm PT
  • Midway buys, renames Inevitable Entertainment

    The publisher trades over 200,000 shares of stock for the Area 51 developer, which will now be called Midway Studios Austin.

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    • Posted Oct 11, 2004 1:19 pm PT
  • Paramount options mo-pic rights to Area 51

    David Duchovny, Powers Boothe, and Marilyn Manson on board for the game; iffy on the upcoming movie project.

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    • Posted Aug 31, 2004 10:03 am PT
  • Duchovny, Manson to voice Area 51

    The X-Files star and shock-rocker join Powers Boothe in the cast of Midway's classic shooter remake.

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    • Posted Aug 26, 2004 7:33 am PT
  • Midway's losses continue, Area 51 delayed

    Midway loses $25.7 million during the first half of 2004; president David Zucker says "The extraordinary annual losses are behind us."

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    • Posted Jul 28, 2004 4:21 pm PT
  • Midway reveals full E3 lineup

    New Mortal Kombat game headlines the publisher's upcoming slate.

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    • Posted May 11, 2004 5:56 pm PT
  • Area 51 update

    Government conspiracies and an extraterrestrial threat collide in Midway's new first-person shooter.

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    • Posted Feb 27, 2004 3:43 pm PT
  • Chris Vrenna to score Area 51

    Shooter gets musical accompaniment from drummer and cofounder of Nine Inch Nails.

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    • Posted Sep 9, 2003 5:44 pm PT
  • New Area 51 details

    Midway releases new information on its first-person shooter for the Xbox and PlayStation 2.

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    • Posted Jul 11, 2003 11:30 am PT
  • Midway teams with Stan Winston

    Stan Winston Productions will help produce Midway's upcoming Area 51 game.

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    • Posted Aug 2, 2002 8:32 pm PT

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