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Early last month, Warner Bros. perceived the green light to squeeze famed video game publishing house Midway Games for $49 million. One of the studios left out of the deal was Midway San Diego (TNAiMPACT!<span class="tooltip-content"><span class='tooltip-tab-container'><span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span><span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span><span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab Wii'></span></span></span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/36395/tna-impact/index/" title="TNA+Impact!">TNA Impact!</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/36395/tna-impact/news/" title="TNA+Impact! news">News</a></h6> (13)</li><li><h6>Previews</h6></li><li><h6>Review</h6></li></ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/36395/tna-impact/videos/" title="TNA+Impact! videos">Videos</a></h6> (13)</li><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/36395/tna-impact/screenshots-and-images/" title="TNA+Impact! screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (30)</li><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/36395/tna-impact/screenshots-and-images/" title="TNA+Impact! cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats! as well as Walkthroughs</a></h6> (37)</li> </ul></span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PS3'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36396/tna-impact/index/" title="TNA+Impact!">TNA Impact!</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36396/tna-impact/news/" title="TNA+Impact! news">News</a></h6> (12)</li><li><h6>Previews</h6></li><li><h6>Review</h6></li></ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36396/tna-impact/videos/" title="TNA+Impact! videos">Videos</a></h6> (12)</li><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36396/tna-impact/screenshots-and-images/" title="TNA+Impact! screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (30)</li><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36396/tna-impact/screenshots-and-images/" title="TNA+Impact! cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats as well as Walkthroughs</a></h6> (34)</li> </ul></span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 Wii'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/36394/tna-impact/index/" title="TNA+Impact!">TNA Impact!</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/36394/tna-impact/news/" title="TNA+Impact! news">News</a></h6> (13)</li><li><h6>Previews</h6></li><li><h6>Review</h6></li></ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/36394/tna-impact/videos/" title="TNA+Impact! videos"&! gt;Video s</a></h6> (13)</li><li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/wii/36394/tna-impact/screenshots-and-images/" title="TNA+Impact! screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (30)</li><li><h6>Cheats as well as Walkthroughs</h6></li> </ul></span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span></span><div class="arrow"></div>), as well as the publishing house has been trying to offload the studio since the buyout was announced.

Today, the Chicago Tribune (via Gamasutra) reports which publishing house THQ Inc. has stepped up, as well as agreed to buy Midways San Diego studio for $200,000, in addition to profitable for any liabilities as well as unpaid time off accrued by former Midway employees.

The SEC filing additionally revealed which THQ has offered jobs to during slightest 40 Midway San Diego employees, with the possibility of more offers to come. Midways TNA iMPACT! was not enclosed in the agreement, however the games engine seems to have been. According to the filing, Warner Bros. as well as THQ reached an agreement in tie with the common engine grown by or upon interest of [Midway] as well as their affiliates prior to Jul 10, 2009.

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Midway additionally managed to sell off the unfamiliar subsidiaries in Germany, France as well as England to none alternative than soon-to-be former Midway management team in Europe.

Source (via Gamasutra)

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