Departing Midway CEO bullish on company outlook
Having to fire a CEO is never a good sign for a company, especially when that company has recently seen massive losses and a board restructuring. But there's still one person willing to defend Midway's business strategy, and that person is, surprisingly enough, departing CEO David Zucker.To be fair, Zucker was interviewed before his replacement by an interim CEO yesterday, but if he saw the writing on the wall he didn't let it show. "We expect to significantly grow our revenues in 2008," Zucker told GamesIndustry.biz last week, adding that naysayers have been predicting the company's demise for "for five years or so." Zucker emphasized that a combination of investment in new technology and established franchises like Mortal Kombat and NFL Blitz will provide the company's saving grace. That might well be true, but any turnaround will unfortunately come too late to be the saving grace for Mr. Zucker.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blazur @ Mar 21st 2008 11:50AM
Holy crap, I didn't know Bob Sagat has been working as CEO of Midway all this time! That explains why they needed a new host for America's Funniest Home Videos...
Markez @ Mar 21st 2008 11:51AM
Beat me to it, well done. "I SEEN EM!"
DangerMouse @ Mar 21st 2008 11:55AM
yeah, beat me to it as well.
fuck.
Fernando Rocker @ Mar 21st 2008 11:56AM
lol
Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 21st 2008 12:59PM
Ahhh Ahh Ahh Ahhh Ahhhhhahhhh
What ever happened to predictability?
The milk man, the paper boy, evening T.V.
When did I get to living here? Somebody tell me please
This whole worlds confusing me.
Everywhere you look (everywhere)
There's a heart (there's a heart)
A hand to hold on to.
Everywhere you look (everywhere)
There's a face of somebody who needs you.
When you're lost out there and your all alone
A light is waiting to carry you home
Everywhere you look.
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Chity Chi bob botta
madshafter @ Mar 21st 2008 1:07PM
Poked in to see if the first comment was a Bob Sagat joke. Money.
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Mar 21st 2008 5:22PM
damn everybody beat me to it lol. Bob Saget was the first thing i thought when i saw the picture. well that and the Tourrettes Guys lol. OH BOB SAGET!!!
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Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 21st 2008 5:29PM
I think we all looked at the picture, thought "Bob Sagat", and then hoped we were the first to notice haha. I'm surprised joystiq didn't say anything about him looking like Bob Sagat.
Sora267 @ Mar 21st 2008 11:40PM
Ugh, beat me to it.
DiddlyKong @ Mar 21st 2008 12:10PM
Bob Sagat is hilarious.
itsburnsie @ Mar 21st 2008 12:35PM
I read that headline as "Departing Midway CEO Bullshit on company outlook."
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dvnt @ Mar 21st 2008 12:41PM
NFL Blitz doesn't exist anymore. It's just Blitz.
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 12th 2008 7:09PM
Flawless Victory