On the outside looking in, things don’t appear to be all too well for Midway. After laying off 90 employees from their Austin studio earlier this year, another wave of layoffs came yesterday as the company confirmed 20 to 30 people have been let go from their Chicago Studio.
This fall, the Chicago studio shipped two [...]

Midway Games reported their sales results for the third quarter of their fiscal 2008 year yesterday evening. For the quarter, the company posted a huge net loss of $75.9 million, which is a little more than twice that of their previous third quarter in 2007 with $33.5 million.
“In the second and third quarters of [...]

Midway, developer of high profile upcoming title Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, announced today they would be downsizing. Free roaming title Criminal has been canceled, closing their Austin studios completely. Other games are still on track, including TNA Impact, Blitz the League II, and the above mentioned fighting game mash-up. Matt Booty, interim CEO, brings [...]

Midway Games announced this afternoon their sales results for the second quarter of their 2008 fiscal year. Things weren’t all that bright, however, as net revenues for the company were $23.4 million, down nearly $8 million from the same period last year. Net losses were $34.8 million, over $20 million more than the same period [...]

Get ready to put a smile on that face! At their panel for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe today at the San-Diego Comic-Con, Midway’s Ed Boon and DC Comics’ Jimmy Palmiotti confirmed announced that the Joker, Green Lantern, Kitana, and Jax will all be a part of the crossover fighting game.
In addition, Palmiotti also announced [...]

Midway Games announced this evening that they will be merging their Los Angeles studio into their offices in San Diego. Most of the LA team, which is currently working on TNA iMPACT!, will be offered the chance to transfer over to the San Diego offices during the move.
“Combining the locations will allow the TNA iMPACT! [...]

DC’s franchise frisky kitty will be appearing in Midway’s upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, as fan site TotalMortalKombat received a render this morning confirming that Catwoman will be in the roster of DC combatants.
No other info was released with the photo, but if Ms. Selina Kyle (please ignore the recent Halle Berry movie) shapes [...]

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will have a signifcant presence at this year’s Comic-Con San Diego event, as Midway will be hosting a panel for the game featuring industry figures from both sides of the fence.
The panel, entitled “Worlds Collide: The Making of Midway’s Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe”, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon and [...]

One of the games that I’ve personally got my eyes on for this fall is Midway’s TNA iMPACT! Up to this point, the development team over at Midway Los Angeles has said all the right things, referenced the right wrestling games to aspire being (i.e. No Mercy), and even have brought on members of the [...]

PlayStation 3 owners have been getting their fix of Unreal Tournament 3 since December, and now Xbox 360 owners will get their turn as Epic revealed the game will ship on July 7.
“Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 will deliver fans the award-winning gameplay of UT3, complete with exciting exclusive content that will [...]