Midway today announced that they have received a more than $33 million offer from Warner Bros. to buy out most of their company. “It’s in writing now, that there is interest,” said Geoffrey Mogilner, director of corporate communications for Midway, who added that the company has been in talks with other potential owners as well.
Wheelman (the game) was supposed to be based on Wheelman (the movie). Didn’t happen, so we only got the game. But now, for some reason, we’re actually going to get that movie. Variety reports that Paramount Pictures, fresh off the buzz surrounding Fast & Furious, “is accelerating its efforts” to get the movie made, with [...]
Categories: Gaming Industry, Midway
Bankrupt Midway may have a financial savior in Warner Bros., as the media giant—which happens to have a game division in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—is reported to be readying a bid for the ailing publisher. According to a report from MCV, Warner Bros. is “keen to acquire Midway’s flagship Mortal Kombat and Stranglehold franchises” as [...]
Categories: Gaming Industry, Midway, Rumors
Midway and Ubisoft have announced that Wheelman has gone gold for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In Wheelman Vin Diesel stars as an undercover agent and highly skilled driver who must infiltrate the Barcelona underworld to gather intelligence surrounding a covert heist.
Categories: PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox - 360
Wheelman, the open world Vin Diesel racer, may be the first title to be properly reorganized under Midway’s chapter 11 bankruptcy, as Kotaku has heard that the game has found a new home at Ubisoft. We’d learned from a source last week that the game was planned to change publishers, with an announcement from Ubisoft [...]
Categories: PC, Rumors, Xbox - 360
