Midway Newcastle drains the moat, shuts down
Try as it might, Midway Newcastle (Wheelman, Necessary Force) has apparently closed down, thanks to Midway's corporate incompetence and a lack of interest by new overlords at Warner Bros. Develop reports that the studio received the news this morning from Midway CEO Matt Booty -- an "insolvency team" was there to close the studio as soon as possible.
That leaves the fate of Midway San Diego still hanging in the balance. Hopefully the 70 or so folks from Newcastle can find jobs soon. We hear that Realtime Worlds is hiring like crazy, and perhaps the team at Ruffian could use some help on Crackdown 2?
That leaves the fate of Midway San Diego still hanging in the balance. Hopefully the 70 or so folks from Newcastle can find jobs soon. We hear that Realtime Worlds is hiring like crazy, and perhaps the team at Ruffian could use some help on Crackdown 2?













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 14th 2009 10:25AM
Hehehehehe....Booty.
MystileArmor @ Jul 14th 2009 10:28AM
"Wheelman"
They should've been shutdown just for even releasing that giant turd of a game.
benny boy @ Jul 15th 2009 11:27AM
I always wonder how many people that complain about games being terrible have actually played them and/or come up with their own opinions instead of reading other people saying how bad it is.
It wasn't even a bad game; I thoroughly enjoyed it and to say something like that is so harsh. Imagine if I said to you:
"People keep saying that everything you've worked on for the past two years is shit. So for that reason, I'm going to fire you and shut down your company."
jumpshot @ Jul 14th 2009 10:40AM
Wow, that sucks. But then, so did Wheelman.
(I hope they find work, under better vision/management)
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jul 14th 2009 10:42AM
Necessary Force was completely unnecessary anyway (LOL!!!). Though I'm probably one of maybe three people that actually watched that trailer.
The loss of jobs is unfortunate, though.
Rob @ Jul 14th 2009 10:44AM
So Midway continues it slow sinking into oblivion.
WINterfang @ Jul 14th 2009 11:53AM
Yeah those guys sure have a Fall out the competition. *wink wink*
XBL: Burritoclock PSN:Herbie Hat @ Jul 14th 2009 10:50AM
Hopefully these 70 people are not functionally retarded and were already looking for jobs.... of course then again they did work for midway.
captainprotonx @ Jul 14th 2009 11:07AM
Could you at least lower the ship in the image? Have the flag sticking out of the water.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jul 14th 2009 11:37AM
How about lowering your top? hurr hurr