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Warner Bros. is only bidder for Midway Games | Company Town | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/26/2009
Warner Bros. is only bidder for Midway Games | Company Town | Los Angeles Times
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WarnerMortalKombat Can Warner Bros. find gold in Sumner Redstone's mud? As The Times' tech blog reports , the studio has emerged as the sole bidder for Midway Games, all but guaranteeing its $33 million offer for the bankrupt publisher of titles including "Mortal Kombat" will soon go through. ...
gamepolitics.com - 6/25/2009
Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues Midway Over IP Rights
— gamepolitics.com — The man who brought Mortal Kombat to the big screen has sued Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court... over what he claims are his intellectual property interests in the franchise. The suit may interfere with a proposed  $33 million sale of Midway assets ... (more) Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues Midway Over IP Rights

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Warner Bros. emerges as sole bidder for Midway Games
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Warner Bros. emerges as sole bidder for Midway Games
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chicagotribune.com - 7/2/2009
Midway Games: Sale of video-game maker to Warner Bros. OKd -
— chicagotribune.com — Midway Games Inc. 's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding took a major step forward Wednesday, with a Delaware... bankruptcy judge approving the $33 million sale of most of the company's assets to Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Court filings show that the ... (more) Midway Games: Sale of video-game maker to Warner Bros. OKd -

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Warner Bros. was the only one interested in Midway
Joystiq — ... It appears that Warner Bros. was the sole bidder for Midway, meaning the company's $33 million offer likely nets it the whole mortal kit and kaboodle. The LA Times reports that there's still some more issues to deal with before the acqusition is ...

Why will Warner Bros. get Midway? They were the only ones interested
GoNintendo — ... games has sometimes been met with cancellation, even at the end of a development cycle. Hopefully all that will change when Warner Bros. takes the developer under their massive wing. So how is it that Warner Bros. had absolutely no trouble swooping in on Midway? It turns out that they were the only company that wanted to purchase the rundown house of Mortal Kombat. It shows you just how low Midway has dropped since their big highs of the arcade days. Article here

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Warner Bros. was the only one interested in Midway
joystiq.com 7/2/2009 — It appears that Warner Bros. was the sole bidder for Midway , meaning the company's $33 million offer likely nets it the whole mortal kit and kaboodle. The LA Times reports that there's still some more issues to deal with before the acqusition is ...
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Warner Bros. submits $33-million bid for Midway | Technology | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com 6/25/2009 — has submitted a $33-million bid to buy Midway Games, the creator of the Mortal Kombat, Wheelman and Spy Hunter video game franchises. Midway spokesman Geoff Mogilner said the company expects other bidders to emerge in the next 30 to 45 days as the ...
RIP Midway Games 1958-2009 (In Name Only)
trmk.org 7/10/2009 — We've received confirmation this morning that the name Midway Games is no more after today. The company will drop it's over fifty year old name, and continue operations under a Warner Bros. moniker effective Monday July 13th, 2009. It is likely they ...
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realmofgaming.com 7/30/2009 — Since the sale of Midway Games to Warner Bros. The development studio behind games such as the Mortal Kombat series will be rebranded as "WB Games Chicago." Michael Weilbacher's LinkedIn profile now shows himn as the "head of WB Games Chicago." He was formerly called the CTO of Midway Games.  ...
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Midway saga coming to an end?
gamesbrief.com 6/29/2009 — GI.biz reports that Warner is the only bidder for the assets of bankrupt Midway Games . The offer on the table is $33 million . This might bring the sorry tale of Midway Games to an end, although with Tigon Studios claiming $200,000 in unpaid fees for Wheelman and producer Larry Kasanoff ...
Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues To Block Midway Sale — 1UP RSS feed 6/25/2009
Warner Bros. has offered to purchase Midway for $33 million , offering a new lease on life for the publisher best known for Mortal Kombat . But at least one studio isn't ...
Film producer tries to block Warner's Midway purchase — play.tm 6/26/2009
Claims he made MK what it is... Mortal Kombat film producer Lawrence Kasanoff, of Threshold Entertainment, has launched a new court bid to block the sale of Midway to Warner Bros. The producer's move comes in a bid to protect IP rights held ...
New Tomb Raider for 2010 debut? — play.tm 6/26/2009
Ex-developer reveals dating Crystal Dynamics and Eidos are plotting something of a re-boot of the Tomb Raider series, from what we hear, and it emerges that the ninth in the long-running action-adventure series could arrive in 2010. This latest ...
Lawsuit aims to block Mortal Kombat Sale — Computer And Video Games 6/26/2009
MK movie man seeks to scupper Midway sale. Production company Threshold Entertainment - responsible for the 90s Mortal Kombat movies - is suing troubled publisher Midway in an attempt to keep its fighting franchise from being sold. Click here to ...
News: Film producer sues Midway over Mortal Kombat rights — VideoGamer.com - All Updates 6/26/2009
Wants to ensure any future sales of Midway's assets does not result in the unjust loss of his rights.