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Title: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: SpeedEng on February 13, 2009, 08:58:08 am

I was reading on another forum

thought I should post it here
:( TOASTIE
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=14254

Title: Re: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: Havok on February 13, 2009, 02:27:54 pm

Meh. Never was a fan of MK...

Title: Re: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: SavannahLion on February 13, 2009, 03:10:08 pm

Is that a typo, $30 million worth of stocks for $100K?

I happen to like Midway, they just haven't come out with too many titles as of late.

Title: Re: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: MrMojoZ on February 13, 2009, 05:04:12 pm

They did not transition well from the arcade era it seems.  :(

Title: Re: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: Kevin Mullins on February 13, 2009, 05:16:50 pm

Quote from: SavannahLion on February 13, 2009, 03:10:08 pm

Is that a typo, $30 million worth of stocks for $100K?

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/02/business/fi-midway2

Title: Re: midway files for chapter 11 :(
Post by: u_rebelscum on February 17, 2009, 01:39:04 pm

Quote from: Havok on February 13, 2009, 02:27:54 pm

Meh. Never was a fan of MK...

Not a MK fan either, but Atari Games made a lot of my favorites.  720, Gauntlet, Marble Madness, Rampart and Toobin' to name a few, and all the Atari arcade games are owned by Midway (until they're sold that is  :'( ).

Atari Games was separate from Atari Corp/Interactive bought by Infogames.  The two split in 1984. Atari Game was the arcade company (& Tengen in short console go).  Atari Corp/Interactive/Inc was the console/PC games/hardware manufacturer.  Since AG/Midway couldn't use the "Atari" name in console or PC software, so their arcade games were released as retro "Midway" games on current consoles.