Summer Redstone, chairman of National Amusement, Inc and previously the owning investor of Midway Games, has sold his 87 percent controlling stake for US$ 100,000 or approximately US$ 0.0012 per share. More in the full article.

According to feedback from a Midway focus testing group, the release and subsequent popularity of GTA 4 has changed the expectation gamers have for open-world driving games from arcade-styled to a more realistic model. This directly impacts Midway's Wheelman (PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), which faces a few changes as a result.

At a recent press event for Wheelman (PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), Creative Director Simon Woodroffe talked about a secret project Midway currently has under development. He claims that the game will be able to compete with top rank titles in the market today and looks as good as, if not better than, the tremendously popular Gears of War 2.

Have you noticed the curious absence of Johnny Cage, Goro and Aquaman from the latest Mortal Kombat game? If you're curious, shell out US$ 70 for the collector's edition of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)...or you can just check out the full article.

It looks like nothing is going right for Midway these days. The company has just revealed that its stocks are facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. This is just the latest in Midway's ongoing financial soap opera. Layoffs, huge losses, and the resignations of some of its top execs were only a few of the bad news that has plagued Midway these past few months.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry approves: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) can be fun for the whole family, and even mom and dad will enjoy exchanging blood-spattering blows, if not in real life. The watered-down gore seems to have worked out, and kids can go tell their folks that they can all spend quality time finishing each other off.

Midway confirmed today that Wheelman (PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) will be shipping out globally on February 16, 2009. The game should available in stores by the 20th. If you're into open-world driving games, you might want to try this one out. Why? Because Vin Diesel wants you to.

It's Unreal Engine 3's fault. This is what the former employees of Midway are claiming after the much publicized downspiral of the publishing company. But how did they pinpoint the technology to be the source of their woes? Find out after the jump.

Midway Chicago's staff had lost around 20-30 people as of last week. It sounded pretty bad and considering they're team responsible for the Mortal Kombat (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) franchise. Have the cuts compromised the next MK game? Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon had some words about this.

I never thought I'd see the day when Fatalities aren't set ablaze, mutilated, or even look like they hurt at all. Ed Boon shares his thoughts on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), and how difficult it was to mellow the bloodthirsty MK folks down to kid-friendly DC level.