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Poll: Who Should Buy ‘Mortal Kombat’?
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/2/2009
Poll: Who Should Buy ‘Mortal Kombat’?
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Company filings uncovered by website Netdockets recently suggest that troubled game publisher Midway is hoping to sell the "Mortal Kombat" franchise. I've contacted Midway to find out what's going on there, but in the interim, who would you like to see buy "Mortal Kombat"? Vote below.
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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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’
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — 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 ... (more) Midway: We Would Prefer Not To Sell Off ‘Mortal Kombat’

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Who Should Buy ‘Mortal Kombat’?
GoNintendo — ... to speak of Atari - Fellow old-school publisher Capcom - Makers of “Street Fighter” EA - The company that last made a fighting game with Def Jam rappers Namco - The folks behind “Tekken” Sega - The folks behind “Virtua Fighter” Square-Enix - Creators, long ago, of “Tobal” Ubisoft - The company that already got “The Wheelman” from Midway Warner Bros. - Sister company to DC Comics, whose heroes just beat up “Mortal Kombat’s” characters last year Some other publisher (explain below) Click here to cast your vote! This entry was posted on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm and ...

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Midway: We Would Prefer Not To Sell Off ‘Mortal Kombat’ — MTV Multiplayer
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 ...
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We know that Midway has filed for bankruptcy protection and they've got a ton of debt to pay off. Easiest way to do that is to dump IPs to people willing to buy them up. Mortal Kombat is arguably their most valuable asset, so logically it looks like Midway is shopping MK. Funny thing though, ...
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