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As predicted by MCV, Midway has announced that Warner Bros. has made a $33 million bid to buy the firm’s US assets. Under the ‘stalking horse’ agreement, Warner could acquire the Mortal Kombat series and Midway’s Chicago and Seattle studios. Midway’s Newcastle and San Diego studios are not included in …

Warner prepares to acquire all of Midwayâ??s US assets

UPDATED: In what can safely claim to be the strangest story this author has ever written, it has emerged that a potential collaboration between famous divorcee Heather Mills and publisher Capcom fell through when the ex-McCartney demanded the leading role in recent title Bionic Commando. It’s not completely understood in …

Rockstar’s founding duo Gary Foreman and Jamie King have established a new independent studio, 4mm Games. The New York City-based studio will initially work on non-physical software for the iPhone and various online channels, before eventually working on projects for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft systems. When at Rockstar, both Foreman …

PS Home director and Quantic Dream's co-CEO among the growing list of names set to speak at the event

Microsoft is to hold a press event next week that will detail a new Xbox 360 content agreement that is in some way related to TV. The invite reads: Xbox is delighted to invite you to attend the announcement of a partnership sure to keep TV fans glued to Xbox …

NORDIC GAME: Grasshopper boss believes No More Heroes has â??big IPâ?? potential

In contrast to his normal high-contrast PR coverage, Sega’s speedy mascot Sonic the Hedgehog has surprisingly kept below the radar and sprung a surprise by making a sudden appearance on the Apple App Store. The game is seemingly a more-or-less straight conversion of the 1991 original Mega Drive offering and …

Head over to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for MCV’s guide to some of the biggest games heading to retail over the summer. This week, two of the biggest action titles of the season go up against each other at retail, as Sony’s Infamous and Activision Blizzard’s Prototype compete for …

The large-scale brawls of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy may have to date proved more suited to button-bashing console brawlers, but Warner is hoping to win over the casual audience with a new take on J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic. there’s plenty more over on CasualGaming.biz …