sup homie! and i dont know im not failiar with Viacom but if what u say is tru than i dont know i think it will be over.

So far, Viacom has only had two good things about them in their entire history; Beavis and Butt-Head and Headbangers Ball. That's it! I am kinda suspicious about what this means for the MK series. It really doesn't look good.

those are 2 good things indeed heehee hey beavis. But yeah this doesnt look good.

Bloodline666 Wrote: So far, Viacom has only had two good things about them in their entire history; Beavis and Butt-Head and Headbangers Ball. That's it! I am kinda suspicious about what this means for the MK series. It really doesn't look good.

Bloodline666 Wrote: So far, Viacom has only had two good things about them in their entire history; Beavis and Butt-Head and Headbangers Ball. That's it! I am kinda suspicious about what this means for the MK series. It really doesn't look good.

bad things come on now. have a little faith bloodline666, hey it could of been worst ms or sony could of bought midway out and made the mk games exclusive on a sony system or just on a xbox. but with viacom it assures the mk games will be on all systems, i see this buy out from viacom as a good thing.

ScorpionKing2003 Wrote: bad things come on now. have a little faith bloodline666, hey it could of been worst ms or sony could of bought midway out and made the mk games exclusive on a sony system or just on a xbox. but with viacom it assures the mk games will be on all systems, i see this buy out from viacom as a good thing.

I'd rather Microsoft bought Midway. I already have to buy an Xbox because MK:Deception isn't gonna be on the Gamecube.

And if MK was made specificly for Xbox, the graphics would be much better, and since Microsoft has loads of money, they could put a lot more money into MK. And that would lead to a better game.

If Viacom buys Midway, then kiss the MK series good bye.

Grimm Wrote: If Viacom buys Midway, then kiss the MK series good bye.

I don't get why everyone is saying this... Think about it, Viacom is a corporation and just like every corporation on the planet it's goal is to make money. Right now, Mortal Kombat is almost single handedly Midway's #1 money maker so it would be incredibly stupid and illogical to shut down or censor something that will make them money in the end.

Relax people, relax.

cartmansp Wrote: ScorpionKing2003 Wrote: bad things come on now. have a little faith bloodline666, hey it could of been worst ms or sony could of bought midway out and made the mk games exclusive on a sony system or just on a xbox. but with viacom it assures the mk games will be on all systems, i see this buy out from viacom as a good thing. I'd rather Microsoft bought Midway. I already have to buy an Xbox because MK:Deception isn't gonna be on the Gamecube. And if MK was made specificly for Xbox, the graphics would be much better, and since Microsoft has loads of money, they could put a lot more money into MK. And that would lead to a better game.

HEY! What about us PS2 users, we after all buy more games as a group than Xbox users.

(Not trying to start a console war, the only reason why I have a PS2 because its backplayable to my PS1 games.)

Anyways, it might be a good thing that Viacom is buying Midway. Think about it, they might actually give the MK people more money to spend in developement of future games. This means all the extras everyone has been wanting (i.e. FMV endings) might become a reality. If Viacom is smart, they will let the Midway people do what they do best and give them the means to do it.

"I don't get why everyone is saying this... Think about it, Viacom is a corporation and just like every corporation on the planet it's goal is to make money. Right now, Mortal Kombat is almost single handedly Midway's #1 money maker so it would be incredibly stupid and illogical to shut down or censor something that will make them money in the end.

Relax people, relax."

It isn't that simple. I'm not sure how well versed you are in corporate dealings, but anytime there is a merger, takeover, or what have you, things will get shaken up. The degree to which this is going to happen really depends on allot of factors.

MK's dev crew and/or MK itself could end up being severely changed/canned all together, or, MK's dev crew and/or MK itself could end up not being touched. Granted, the odds are overwhelmingly in favor of the latter (or close to it) but the truth is that you never really know until... well... you know. Some decisions made in business seem very logical to those of us not involved, while others seem absolutely mind boggling because we aren't privy to all of the facts.

You would be surprised how much "making a profit" is being replaced with "not making enough of a profit" these days.

I'm sure things will all be fine (ie there is no reason to panic), but Midway being gobbled up by a larger company DOES mean something. Precisely what however, remains to be seen.

I'm not sure if any of you played the game but, look what 989 did to Twisted Metal once they took control of that game. That's right, they ruined it. It sucked. They ruined the series. I'm afraid that Viacom would do that to Mortal Kombat. They aren't experienced with making the Mortal Kombat games and they wouldn't know where to start. And if they did make it, i'm afraid it would suck.

Viacom is NOT buying Midway. The CEO of Viacom is thinking about PERSONALLY buying Midway, in the same way that I am going to buy some stock in Midway this week. This is completely different. There will NOT be a merger!

Sorry, Double Penetration

Why the hell would midway sell MK to VIacom where u get this info anyhow?

draconus Wrote: Sorry, Double Penetration

LOL

Raiden_is_god Wrote: Why the hell would midway sell MK to VIacom where u get this info anyhow?

Its called news. Look into it. And Midway isn't selling MK, Summer Redstone is buying Midway itself.

So if Viacom buys Mk then does that mean that Ed and the rest of the team wont be working on Mk anymore??? As long as they r working on the game i dont see how it could end the Mk series. But im not sure this whole thing works on the buying stuff so they could end up not even working on it.

Ok, as from now, none of the teams are being changed/merged/axed. Neither is Midway becoming part of Viacom. Summer Redstone is just buying the company HIMSELF, as one person, like he is buying a new Mercedes or a new mansion. Don't think that Midway is gonna go "crap" with Viacom in charge, because really David Zucker is still the CEO and the company is going to rise and rise in quality. This buyout will help Midway ALOT.

Stop complaining.

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CHICAGO--June 4, 2004--Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) announced today that it has been informed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Neil D. Nicastro, that Mr. Nicastro intends to resign as Chairman of the Midway board immediately following the June 10 annual meeting of Midway stockholders.

Midway’s largest shareholders are Sumner M. Redstone and National Amusements Inc., who collectively own approximately 68% of Midway’s outstanding shares. Mr. Redstone stated, “I personally appreciate the dedication and skill Neil has brought to his work for Midway over the years.

The rest of this article can be read here http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/RSK_GenCont&MGARTICLE;_ID=ZZZTJOSE1VD

Found another...
Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 2004 -- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) announced today that its largest shareholders, Sumner M. Redstone and National Amusements Inc., have requested that Shari E. Redstone and Kenneth D. Cron be nominated for election to Midway's Board of Directors at Midway's next annual meeting of shareholders, which is expected to be held in June 2004. This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the "Company") based on currently available information that involve risks and UNCERTAINTIES. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and in the more recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/RSK_GenCont&MGARTICLE;_ID=ZZZPAAFCXTD

Wonderful, sounds like some restructuring we be going on. Hopefully for the better. Midway needs a few more CASH COWS in their lineup or it could get worse for them.

Well, if you go to the link in my second post and read the rest of the article you'll understand that Sumner will be putting his daughter at the helm of midway. I dont really know what Sumner is trying to do, but for some reason he wanted to be represented on the Midway board more than likely to change things as he see's fit VIA his daughter. We will see what comes of this...

Yeah, I read a link post that his daughter was up for a position. Also, was a speculation that he would buy it himself, restructure and sell to Viacom. Of course it was speculation of reselling to Viacom, not that he intended to do so.

Whatever happens, As long as the MK Team is unchanged and can continue with the ongoing Universe of MK, I will be ok with it.