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Midway’s Austin studio, which developed the recently released Area 51: Blacksite, has been downsized – but the staff losses are being classed as ‘routine’ by the company. To learn more, head over to MCV’s sister site Develop for the low-down.

Midway has confirmed that executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer Thomas E. Powell has resigned from the company to assume a role at an as-of-yet unnamed firm, whilst senior vice president of marketing and chief marketing office Steve Allison will leave the company on March 31st. The publisher …

Midway’s chairman of the Board Kenneth D. Cron has resigned after three years at the company. Cron, who joined the publisher in 2004, is a former chairman and CEO of Vivendi Universal Games, where he led the company through a billion dollar NASDAQ public offering. He also previously spearheaded the …

As it gears up for its last major release of the year, Midway has told MCV that personnel changes in its marketing and brand teams have brought a renewed vigour to the company’s ambitions. The last year has seen the departure of four well-known personnel from the company: brand manager …

Midway has today revealed to MCV that Unreal Tournament 3 will be released on PC on November 23rd in the UK. The latest title in the hugely successful FPS franchise from Epic Games has been in development for over two years and is eagerly awaited by gamers worldwide. The game …

Midway has recorded losses of $33.5 million for the three month period ending September 30th, compared to a $22.2 million loss in Q3 2006. Meanwhile, revenues landed at $36.7 million for Q3 – up from $27.4 for the same period last year. The publisher has enjoyed success with Stranglehold on …

Midway has lined up a heavyweight marketing campaign for upcoming shooter Unreal Tournament III. Promotional activity will kick off at fast-growing championship gaming centre Omega Sektor in Birmingham, as part of what the publisher is calling a ‘massive European-wide launch’. UT3 tournaments will take place across the continent, whilst the …

US publisher Midway has confirmed that it is to revise its Q3 financial estimates after stating that it expects Unreal Tournament 3 and the PS3 version of Blacksite: Area 51 to both slip until the first quarter of next year. Midway now estimates that sales will slip from $50 million …

US publisher Midway has confirmed that it is to revise its Q3 financial estimates after stating that it expects Unreal Tournament 3 and the PS3 version of Blacksite: Area 51 to both slip until the first quarter of next year. Midway now estimates that sales will slip from $50 million …

Midway’s mission to become a true blockbuster publisher is to come good this Q4 as the firm starts to unleash its biggest next-gen properties, says CEO David Zucker. The US publisher has what it believes is its strongest product line-up for years, and is now looking forward to reaping the …