Warner Bros. trademark transfer of Midway begins

by Ben Gilbert { Aug 6th 2009 at 4:30PM }

According to recently filed trademarks, the transfer of Midway's various game licenses to Warner Bros. Interactive has begun. Supererogatory spotted the first group of games that have been approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office -- including Robotron 2084, Defender, Joust and Wheelman, among others -- and asserted that the rest have yet to go through.

With the possible re-branding of the ex-Midway Mortal Kombat team to WB Games Chicago and dissolution of Midway's executive ranks a few weeks ago, it appears as though the dismantling of Midway Games as it once was is nearly complete. We'll always have NBA Jam, right Midway?

Tags: defender, joust, midway, midway-games, nba-jam, robotron-2084, warner-bros, warner-bros-interactive, warner-bros-interactive-entertainment, wb-games, WBIE, wheelman

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

captainprotonx @ Aug 6th 2009 4:32PM

And the RUSH series. 2049 was great.

Ugh...so sad.

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Aug 6th 2009 4:33PM

RUssshhhhhhhh.......

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Aug 6th 2009 4:32PM

Ugly Shot....
Grabs the rebound....
JAMS IT IN!

AmanteDuck @ Aug 6th 2009 4:55PM

From Downtown...!

Though that was Hangtime? I forget. Bah, they may as well have been the same game. Remake please?

Captain Planet (now accepting new Planeteer recruits) @ Aug 6th 2009 4:57PM

PIKACHUUUUUUU!!!!

Blank-Mage @ Aug 6th 2009 5:23PM

Anything can be made better with the addition of Pokemon.

Wilhelm @ Aug 6th 2009 5:48PM

BASELINE LEANER

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Moptimus Slime (Leader of Princess Griffins Royal Guard, Co-founder of Wiizers Sweatshop, Long Name Aficionado) @ Aug 6th 2009 4:58PM

FINISH HIM

Blank-Mage @ Aug 6th 2009 5:24PM

FATALITY.

incubeezer @ Aug 6th 2009 6:01PM

It's almost like the article was created in response to the photo used.

Vcize @ Aug 6th 2009 6:52PM

Amazing picture.

Stevetrop @ Aug 6th 2009 7:48PM

Part of me is sad this has happened. Another part of me sees and looks at the retarded mistakes the upper management of midway made and how they fell and screwed themselves over.

In the end I'm not all upset that warner bought them and is taking thing over. At least its IP's being driven and not stashed in some midway locker with sweaty socks hanging on top of them. Midway had a huge number of chances to make games that could have been something but in the end screwed up.

Hopefully warner will have the intelligence to give these games some chances in this generation going on now.