“The cost-reduction measures are vital for us to rationalize our operations and provide the resources necessary for our core properties to succeed. These initiatives, along with the other steps we have taken this year, are a response to the specific challenges we are facing at Midway, many of which have been amplified by the current economic conditions.”
Midway Games
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A now-defunct publisher and developer that was based in Chicago. Best known later in its life for the Mortal Kombat series, Midway's legacy traces back to early pinball and arcade releases, when the company was known as Williams.
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“The cost-reduction measures are vital for us to rationalize our operations and provide the resources necessary for our core properties to succeed. These initiatives, along with the other steps we have taken this year, are a response to the specific challenges we are facing at Midway, many of which have been amplified by the current economic conditions.”
This isn't a N64 son, no reset button here. UNLESS it's hidden at the bottom of a bottle! Let's go find it!
":( i hate whats happening to the world, cant we all just call it quits and start the economy over? "You mean like anarchy where we destroy all forms of governments and corporations Fight club style so everybody does get a new start? I don't think its that bad.
Damn shame about Midway. Their classic catalog could have been better utilized. Like how midwayarcade.com hasn't been updated since launch. If they do eventually update it and get the arcade version of Rush 2049 and The Grid in there, I'd bite...
Not that the economy doesn't suck balls and isn't the main reason for all of this, but hasn't Midway been pretty much tanking for a while now?
At some point one will think if it's even worth buying video games over buying food and clothing. In these times buying used games, from the point of the consumer, yields cost savings. In these times the developer tries to find ways to 'nickle and dime' the consumers because they need money... so you have Gears of War 2 having special access code that can only be used once, so used games do not get access... anti-consumer action. A defensive act by the dev that will make the consumer become more defensive, yielding a down fall chain.
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