USA based Midway Games Inc. files for bankruptcy...

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:44 pm

The famous American arcade/console developer, Midway Games Inc, filed for bankruptcy yesterday 2/12/2009:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNe ... 9720090212

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:47 pm

sad but inevitable

next up, atari...?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:51 pm

jpj wrote:sad but inevitable

next up, atari...?

You never know what next American arcade/console maker will get hit next. It's business as usual...gotta do what it needs to survive or if not, shut down the entire operation for good.

Will Williams bring back their famous pinball division, especially after their big failure that was the Pinball 2000 series of pinball games? They still rake in profits for their slot machines division.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:08 pm

Finally, no more shitty 3D MK games for my brother-in-law to buy.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:14 pm

jpj wrote:next up, atari...?

They were purchased by Infogrames years ago. Infogrames just use their name for the recognition factor.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:48 pm

i know, but in the biz they're still referred to as atari

next you'll be telling me i should be calling gamestation GAME ...

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:21 pm

Didn't Atari hire Phil Harrison away from Sony? Got a feeling they are on the upswing...

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:37 pm

Next up, Sega.

Also in before about 4 people saying "fatality".

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:41 pm

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:09 pm

Actually, next up Square-Enix probably buying Eidos. The end times are a-coming. It won't be long before SE and EA are the only two publishers left. Then they'll face of like Godzilla and King Ghidorah, with us mere mortals crushed underfoot.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:24 pm

Daigohji wrote:Actually, next up Square-Enix probably buying Eidos. The end times are a-coming. It won't be long before SE and EA are the only two publishers left. Then they'll face of like Godzilla and King Ghidorah, with us mere mortals crushed underfoot.

Perhaps more like Clash of the Titans, hmmm? Them two behemoth software devs going at it until one emerges victorious. There can only be one. ^_~

Actually, Infogrames did change their name to Atari and that is how it is these days. Now if the new Atari were to get back into make some killer app console hardware...that I'd like to see.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Domino · Post by **Domino** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:26 pm

So who's going to get the whole Atari Games/Midway/William arcade game library?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:39 pm

Domino wrote:So who's going to get the whole Atari Games/Midway/William arcade game library?

Yeah, I've wondered about that entire game compliation collection...it's gotta be worth a mint. ^_~

I wouldn't mind seeing a new Klax sequel as the old Atari Games company never did a sequel to it anyways.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:43 pm

Stormwatch wrote:

LOL!

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:32 am

WHO COULD'VE SEEN THIS COMING?!

Area 51
The Suffering
Area 51
The Suffering: Ties that Bind
BlackSite: Area 51
One of these games doesn't look like the others.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:57 am

psi-ops was actually pretty good

also, there is a photo of me somewhere in a dark dusty corner of the interweb promoting Gravity Games, an absolutely terrible tony hawk ripoff, circa 2002

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:09 am

LaserGun wrote:Finally, no more shitty MK games .

Fixed.

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:44 am

Lets forget their shitty downslide into mediocrity (just like Sega) starting from the mid 90s and remember them for their great early arcade games in the early 80s instead. If you haven't played Gorf, Joust, Defender you haven't lived.

nash87 · Post by **nash87** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:01 am

Herr Schatten wrote:
LaserGun wrote:Finally, no more shitty MK games .
Fixed.

finally, it's dead

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:54 am

Haha. Niggaz, MK is too legendary to ever die, and I fuckn love the series regardless of how shit they are as competitive fighting games. Too much good history, characters, and humor, and the first live-action movie ruled and the theme is one of the most famous 90's dance tracks.

Wonder if Ed Boon will start a new company to continue the series. Just depends where the rights end up I guess.

nem · Post by **nem** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:34 pm

Why so little love for Midway? Their arcade division's output was superb.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:28 pm

jpj wrote:psi-ops was actually pretty good

Yer goddamn right it was. Perhaps someone will pick up that IP and make a proper sequel.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:14 pm

nem wrote:Why so little love for Midway? Their arcade division's output was superb.

Tron NBA jam and smash tv were great. Joust is overated i think and Mortal kombat had its moments. Crusin the can go suck a dick

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:20 pm

Hydro Thunder, anyone?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:42 pm

Damocles wrote:Hydro Thunder, anyone?

I'd rather mention San Francisco Rush 2049 (yes Atari, I know)!

Both are games worth remembering though.

That said, since 80% of their games can be considered total garbage.

But sad to see such a big name (probably) getting out of business.

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:23 pm

I hope everybody shits on my avatar now

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:23 pm

No love for Smash TV and StrikeForce (Williams and Midway were the same company by then, right?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:31 pm

Specineff wrote:No love for Smash TV and StrikeForce (Williams and Midway were the same company by then, right?

Yep, that's right, Williams ended up snatching Bally-Midway Mfg. Co. for their pinball and arcade game divisions. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~