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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:05PM The Scout said

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So what, does this mean no more Mortal Kombat?
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:10PM Griefy said

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Actually no this does not mean that. If Mortal Kombat is owned by Warner Bros. then that means that they are free to do w/e they want with it. Last I checked they also purchased Rocksteady Studios, same people who brought use Batman: Arkham Asylum and I believe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay/Assault on Dark Athena.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:07PM jmood88 said

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Starbreeze made the Riddick games.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:53PM MLC said

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@ Scout

WB owns the rights to MK franchise now.

Supposedly MK9 is being developed right now and may be shown @ E3 in a few weeks.

Fingers crossed!!!
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Posted: May 24th 2010 10:05AM hxczuner said

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I don't think I want a Mortal Kombat game made by Warner Brothers....that doesn't sound fun.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:06PM Shadowbender said

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Farewell Midway. We've had some wonderful memories, and you won't be forgotten.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:06PM The Scout said

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....and nothing of value was lost.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:08PM Brando Calrissian said

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I'm gunna go buy a lotto ticket tomorrow. Win or lose I'll be damned if anther teen rated Mortal Kombat is made.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 10:27PM (Unverified) said

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...And to the talented, hardworking programmers, artists and designers that made it all possible, a wink and a kick in the teeth - negative 1000% of what was owed to them.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:13PM Nintendo Tim said

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I'm down for Capcom acquiring the MK license. Think about it: we'd get an amazing 2D MK game that we've been wanting since MK Gold came out, and we would /finally/ get the Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter game we've always wanted.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:30PM Bearcut said

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CAPCOM, seriously? They would just give us half a game and charge us with "DLC" to unlock the rest of it. And their recent entries into the arena have been crap ahem Lost planet 2, ahem cough.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:21PM KentuckyFrydCow28 said

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The important question is who owns Gauntlet now?
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Posted: May 24th 2010 6:53AM TC said

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Elf needs food...badly.
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Posted: May 23rd 2010 11:34PM Bearcut said

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I hope this doesn't get posted twice but:

Anyway: I'm sure the programmers, artists, and designers got paid when the project was completed, and probably aren't owed anything besides maybe royalties. Which if the games were doing well enough to be owed royalties, well, they probably wouldn't be liquidated.

But honestly i'm surprised. It was a huge company with some major past titles. Goodbye MIdway
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Posted: May 24th 2010 12:19AM Zurrafax said

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It is always sad to see these companys disappear but at least we can always remember them by their mark on the video game industry and their logos on our good old game cases. Thanks for years of video games Midway.
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Posted: May 24th 2010 12:21AM Zurrafax said

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... How the hell did I write companys instead of companies? God I need my coffee right now.
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Posted: May 24th 2010 12:33AM Bearcut said

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Off topic: Did anyone notice that there is a "Depends Underwear" advertisement on the right side? I mean, talk about missing the demographic. Unless it's for MMO players i guess....
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Posted: May 24th 2010 1:12AM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said

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Advertisements, what advertisements. All I can see is art......beautiful art on firefox.

My eyes may be broken again.
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Posted: May 24th 2010 10:22AM Dale P said

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I get Listerine... so either you poop yourself and I have bad breath, or there's nothing in it. :D
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Posted: May 24th 2010 1:55AM raiden55 said

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JACK BAUER!!!!
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Posted: May 24th 2010 2:29AM (Unverified) said

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I wish WB had outright purchased Midway. Would've cost them more since they would've been able to pay off Midway's debts, but I'll miss the name and logo. Maybe something will happen like how the Acclaim name and logo are being used by a new company.
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Posted: May 24th 2010 4:01AM N3M0F8ng said

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I waiting for the "Test your might" trailer...lolz Warner Bros and MK? tsk...tsk...tsk...
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Posted: May 24th 2010 8:27AM Cueil said

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Microsoft at least got the Thunder series (hydro, artic, so on)... so did they pick up any other franchises?
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Posted: May 24th 2010 8:45AM GameboyHippo said

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And on Pac-Man's 30th anniversary! No!!!!
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Posted: May 24th 2010 10:25AM Dale P said

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I... how are the two connected?
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Posted: May 24th 2010 8:50AM (Unverified) said

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Poor Midway. To this day they ring in my childhood very clearly, with the one and only sports game I ever liked.

"Midway presents, NFL Blitz!!!!!"
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