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astroone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Games

danny_galaga:

yeah, heard about this a few months ago. Sad. but they really weren't doing enough quality new stuff in my opinion...

Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote --- Warner Bros. bid $33 million for the assets of Midway Games, which includes their Chicago and Seattle studios
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Nuts,  I have friends who use to work there.  From what they told me I was hoping for a HUGE fire sale/auction.

Mortal Kombat and slot machines were their only products.

It was a sweat shop for college grads. Everybody worked 60 hours a week in a windowless dungeon.  The pay was great but unless you were part of the original MK team or you didn't mind not having a life outside of Midway, you wouldn't work there for more than two years.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on May 27, 2009, 12:46:01 pm ---you didn't mind not having a life outside of Midway, you wouldn't work there for more than two years.

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Almost all of real game development is like that.  See all the class action suits against EA going on now.  That's why even though I got into CMPSCI to be a game developer I stayed away from it once I was qualified.  I have a family and that will always be more important to me than my career.

Malenko:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on May 27, 2009, 12:46:01 pm ---Mortal Kombat and slot machines were their only products.

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And NBA Jam/Hangtome/Showtime, and NFL Blitz, and NHL Open Ice, and Crusin World/USA/Exotica, and Killer Instinct, and Area 51, and WWF Wrestlemania, and San Fransisco Rush, and Revolution X........


should I even mention the classics like Galaxian, Galaga, Arch Rivals, Satan's Hollow, Defender, Rampage, Spy Hunter, Tron,(root beer) Tapper, Gorf, Timber, Omega Race, Robotron 2048,etc,etc,etc


EDIT:Damn that link actually listed most of the games I was racking my brain to think of, lol

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