Midway sold to WB: but alas, all is not well

The saddening saga of Midway Games may finally take a turn for the better after a few more bumps in the road.  Developers of classics such as NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat, Midway has definitely seen some better days of late to the point where they recently had to file bankruptcy. 

The good news is their partners in crime with MK vs. DC Universe have stepped in to acquire most of the assets including the Mortal Kombat franchise.  Warner Brothers bid of $33 million was the only bid for all of the Midway properties and it was recently accepted by the bankruptcy court.  Kind of sad to see that no one else wanted to swoop in and snatch up MK even after the solid, but not perfect, MK vs. DC. 

The bad news is a few of Midway's studios won't be heading over to WB.  Midway Newcastle (Wheelman) and Midway San Diego (TNA Wrestling) haven't been picked up and they have two months of hoping someone snatches them up or they have to close down.  This is a bit surprising on the San Diego front as the TNA game sold quite well and a second edition of the series is well in to development.

Hopefully these owners won't tinker too much with a good thing.  Recently Ed Boon announced that Mortal Kombat would return to its roots and embrace a M rating.  WB, who owns the DC properties, hopefully doesn't come knocking for a sequel of MK vs. DC.  Fans of the series are ready for a return to form and that includes less heat vision and more organ removal.

It is too bad the NBA license is no longer with Midway as I would love to see some NBA rereleases over PSN or XBL.