Warner Bros. buyout of Midway now official

Warner Bros. officially buys Midway, saves them from bankruptcy. Secures Mortal Kombat license
It’s official, movie giant and video game publisher Warner Bros. has officially purchased Midway, saving the company from certain doom after Midway USA filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

They purchased Midway for a cheap $33 million dollars, and cut costs even further by only purchasing certain aspects of the company. What did they buy? Naturally, the license to Mortal Kombat was at the top of their list, but they also purchased two of Midway’s four development studios . . . . leaving the other two to fend for themselves (i.e., they better find a publisher quick before they go under. They were given 60 days notice).

Now we just need to wait and see what the next Mortal Kombat 9 title will be all about. This also makes me wonder if Warner Bros. will put the 3rd Mortal Kombat movie on the fast track, cause they could certainly make some dough by creating an awesome MK-based film that serves as a reboot of the MK film franchise.