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Midway: We Would Prefer Not To Sell Off ‘Mortal Kombat’
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/3/2009
Midway: We Would Prefer Not To Sell Off ‘Mortal Kombat’
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The publisher of one of the world's most famous fighting game series is hoping to hold on to "Mortal Kombat," despite what people inferred from a recent Chapter 11 filing. *** Yesterday, MTV Multiplayer readers voted for Capcom to buy the rights for "Mortal Kombat" from financially embattled ...
Midway Offloading Mortal Kombat (And Screwing Former Employees) [Business]
kotaku.com - 3/2/2009
Midway Offloading Mortal Kombat (And Screwing Former Employees) [Business]
— kotaku.com — Midway, publishers of the Mortal Kombat franchise, are in trouble . And how are they looking at... getting out of trouble? By giving Midway executives bonuses! Oh, and by selling off Mortal Kombat. Court documents surrounding the company's fight for ... (more) Midway Offloading Mortal Kombat (And Screwing Former ...

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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon's $1 million bonus
weblogs.variety.com - 3/3/2009
Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon's $1 million bonus
— weblogs.variety.com — Browsing through some of Midway's bankruptcy filings to see if there's any more interesting information in there... besides today's revelation that the publisher is considering selling the "Mortal Kombat" franchise , I came upon some very specific ... (more) Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon's $1 million bonus

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Activision a 'Likely Bidder' for Mortal Kombat, says Analyst
gamedaily.com - 3/5/2009
Activision a 'Likely Bidder' for Mortal Kombat, says Analyst
— gamedaily.com — If Midway does end up selling off Mortal Kombat, the Activision Blizzard publishing juggernaut could be a... good fit. (more) Activision a 'Likely Bidder' for Mortal Kombat, says Analyst

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GoNintendo:  Midway once again claims that selling Mortal Kombat is not their goal

Joystiq:  Midway would like to keep Mortal Kombat, talks happening

GameDaily BIZ Features Feed:  Activision a 'Likely Bidder' for Mortal Kombat, says Analyst

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Midway once again claims that selling Mortal Kombat is not their goal
GoNintendo — ... But it’s not something that we as a company are going for. There are conversations for certain. I can’t say whether this is something that would have happened otherwise. There’s definitely interest in ‘Mortal Kombat’. I’m not going to lie about that.” - Midway spokesperson Geoff Mogilner I bet you Midway would be more than happy to sell off Mortal Kombat if someone was willing to dump a truckload of money at their offices. Someone just has to hit the right amount for that to happen. Link This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm and is filed under ...

Midway would like to keep Mortal Kombat, talks happening
Joystiq — ... While Midway has offered up the sale of Mortal Kombat in its continued fight for survival, the troubled publisher's confidence in the franchise isn't quite as shaken as may be believed. Company spokesperson Geoff Mogilner recently told ...

Activision a 'Likely Bidder' for Mortal Kombat, says Analyst
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — ... . Midway has since said (via MTV Multiplayer ) that it's not necessarily a "goal" for the company to sell the IP but it "could happen." We at GameDaily BIZ would put the odds on a sale happening. Naturally, Midway doesn't want to sell Mortal Kombat , but they didn't exactly want to be in the terrible financial position they're in either. So who would be a top candidate to pick up the venerable Mortal Kombat franchise? We believe Activision Blizzard would make the most sense. The company said today that it's ...

Midway Mystery Man Revealed
BeefJack — ... Late last year, troubled developer Midway Games (and I mean “troubled” in the financial sense, not that Midway had some sort of childhood trauma) filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from creditors.  During the proceedings, media mogul Sumner Redstone’s majority stake in the company was put up for sale and snatched by an anonymous investor.  Who would want to incur $70 million in debt on behalf of a company that’s so far in the toilet they may have to sell the Mortal Kombat brand ?  Massachusetts lawyer Mark Evan Thomas, that’s who. Via his private equity firm, Thomas ...

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kotaku.com 4/3/2009 — Midway's team of developers responsible for the 17-year-old Mortal Kombat franchise is currently in active talks with other publishers to leave the company and for its own studio, sources tell Kotaku. The MK team, which comprises about 50 ...
What's Next for Mortal Kombat?
edge-online.com 3/2/2009 — In the wake of its recent bankruptcy filing, Chicago-based Midway Games has requested court approval for a multi-million dollar incentive plan that would grant bonuses to key employees based on certain milestones, including the sale of the Mortal ...
Mortal Kombat development team looking to move on
thatvideogameblog.com 4/5/2009 — According to an inside sources at Kotaku (those wily buggers), the development team responsible for Mortal Kombat and its turgid iterations is looking to move on from Midway and form its own company. At the moment, senior members of the team are in negotiations with several unnamed ...
Mortal Kombat Team Wants to Deliver Fatality to Midway
playstationlifestyle.net 4/5/2009 — According to Kotaku the Mortal Kombat team, composed of 50 developers, are in discussion with other publishers. According to Midway sources who wished to remain anonymous, said one of the catalysts for the move is a lack of payment in bonuses due to MK team members based on meeting Mortal ...
Mortal Kombat sale "tragic" — Computer And Video Games 3/3/2009
But Midway needs to do "whatever necessary to survive", says analyst Pachter. Troubled publisher Midway's forced sale of its Mortal Kombat franchise is "tragic", but it needs to do "whatever necessary to survive", super star analyst Michael ...
News: Midway keen to hang on to Boon — VideoGamer.com - All Updates 3/3/2009
The Mortal Kombat creator's continued services are of 'critical' importance.
Midway 'hemorrhaging cash', Boon getting $1M bonus? — Gamespot Recent Updates [News] 3/3/2009
Bankruptcy-court objection predicts publisher will burn through 75% of cash reserves by early May; Variety reports company struggling to retain Mortal Kombat co-creator.
Game Boy | Midway 'hemorrhaging cash,' Boon getting $1M bonus? — GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 3/3/2009
Bankruptcy-court objection predicts publisher will burn through 75 percent of cash reserves by early May; Variety reports company struggling to retain Mortal Kombat cocreator. Yesterday, Midway Games confirmed to GameSpot that it was ...
Midway note Mortal Kombat interest — play.tm 3/4/2009
Publishers circle fighting IP? With Midway showing all signs of sinking like a stone (we were warned yesterday that the embattled game publisher is burning through cash at an alarming rate), reports reach us today suggesting that there has already ...