Midway Closes Chicago Corporate Office, 60 Laid Off

**MIG-31** · Jul 17, 2009, 03:04 PM

Amid Warner Bros' $33 million acquisition of Midway, the Mortal Kombat publisher is closing its corporate office in Chicago, letting go all 60 of the staffers employed there.

According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, CEO Matt Booty, who's held the role since the departure of embattled chief exec David Zucker in March 2008, is among the layoffs, as are other senior execs.
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Source: Gamasutra

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jul 18, 2009, 02:10 PM

What does a game producer need a corporate office for anyway? Oh yeahm, immersion!

Jul 17, 2009, 03:04 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	Midway Closes Chicago Corporate Office, 60 Laid Off Amid Warner Bros' $33 million acquisition of Midway, the Mortal Kombat publisher is closing its corporate office in Chicago, letting go all 60 of the staffers employed there. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, CEO Matt Booty, who's held the role since the departure of embattled chief exec David Zucker in March 2008, is among the layoffs, as are other senior execs. ____________ Source: Gamasutra __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Jul 18, 2009, 02:10 PM	#2
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Midway Closes Chicago Corporate Office, 60 Laid Off What does a game producer need a corporate office for anyway? Oh yeahm, immersion!