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Midway’s first foray into the world of downloadable PC casual games will arrive thisspring when it adds over 20 playable titles to Midway.com and Midwayarcade.com . That’s according to CEO Matt Booty, who told assembled press and Midway employees at the publisher’s Gamers’ Day in Las Vegas that the casual …

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Midway opened its Gamers’ Day presentations in Las Vegas by showing off wrestling title TNA Impact – which was developed using Epic’s Unreal Engine. The publisher announced that the title is due for release in the summer on PS3, PS2, Wii and Xbox 360. Introduced by US sports TV presenter …

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Midway has shown off long-awaited PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 release Wheelman (formerly The Wheelman) at its annual Gamers’ Day in Las Vegas. The movie adaptation, which stars the voice and likeness of action hero Vin Diesel, has been given an autumn release date by the publisher. Speaking at the …

Midway has announced that it will ship the sequel to American Footballtitle Blitz: The League in the autumn. Speaking at the company’s Gamers’ Day in Las Vegas, Midway CEO Matt Booty explained that the title will feature all-new team gameplay and plotlines that mirror real-life stories from today’s sports pages”- …

Speaking at Midway’s Gamers’ Day in Las Vegas, Vice President of Epic Games Mark Rein has confirmed that Unreal Tournament III will be getting a release on Xbox 360 this summer. Rein revealed that the title will have five exclusive new maps and two new characters, and will feature all …

Midway CEO Matt Booty confirmed that a sequel to popular DS casual game Touchmaster will be released on the format in the autumn. Not many details were given about the game, but it is likely to continue in the same vein as its predecessor, which contained 23 classic mini-games including …

Midwayhas unveiled details of its upcoming GTA-like free roaming game This Is Vegas at its Gamers’ Day in Las Vegas. Developed by Surreal – the studio behind The Suffering – the title is built around four main activities: fighting, gambling, racing and partying. Surreal boss Alan Patmore showed off the …