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Movie Director John Woo has confirmed a Stranglehold movie. Talk about this had been around a while, but Woo has reassured fans that it will still be happening. Stranglehold the game was released back in 2007 by Midway and was directed by Woo and starred Chow Yun-Fat.

As we tweeted on Friday, Unreal Tournament 3 has had a giant update. The patch brings the first person shooter to version 2.00 and applies a heap of fixes and features. The Titan Pack, weighing in at over 900MB, supplies players with new maps and units. The 2007 title, developed by Epic Games and published [...]

After filing for bankruptcy in February, American publisher Midway has announced it is looking to sell the rights of its Mortal Kombat series. Midway has already sold The Wheelman rights to Ubisoft and this latest move continues the bid to re-structure and save costs. There is also news that Midway is to withhold all Holiday/PTO [...]

It’s been confirmed that American publisher Midway has filed for bankruptcy. The publisher’s troubles had been widely reported and this announcement is meant to enable a complete restructure. The studios and offices outside the US will not be affected though. Reports have now surfaced that The Wheelman, one of Midway’s upcoming titles, has been picked [...]

The American publisher Midway has announced it is cutting 25 percent of its staff, closing its studio in Austin, Texas and cancelling unannounced projects due for 2010/2011. Midway is struggling badly with large debts and these cost cutting measures are part of the consequences. Earlier this year, one of the biggest titles Midway released was [...]

Worst part of my job – another (two!) bite the dust. It’s not so bad this time (neither studios ever produced a well received game), but it still grates. First up is Flagship, developer of Hellgate London, and formed from ex Blizzard North (ie Diablo) developers. Following major internal shit storms a month ago and [...]

Well, actually the news is that Mortal Kombat 8 is now Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, but Batman was the only character I knew. And he’s in the pretty picture. Following in the line of classics like X-Men vs Street Fighter (I didn’t recognise any of the X-Men either, but it was still fun Honda [...]

“This project was so f*cked up.” Harvey Smith’s words concerning the poor organisation and design ethics at Midway’s internal Blacksite team. Smith – creative director on the project – damned the game at the Montreal Game Summit on 29th November, saying he thought it was a boring game before he started, and deserved a ‘critical hammering’ by the [...]

Midway released Q3 results this week, with revenues 6% below targets and a net loss. Midway has made losses in 30 of the last 31 quarters. The company saw cash outflows of $26 million in Q3 and now has approximately $31 million left in the bank. It’s not all bad. Stranglehold has sold 1 million [...]