Midway filed for bankruptcy yesterday. Grim news, but it’s also a bit…vague. It’s hard to tell from mere words just how badly the house of Mortal Kombat is faring. So let’s use numbers instead.
https://lastchance.cc/midway-files-for-bankruptcy-5152300%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
* Wells Fargo Bank – $150,000,000
* Acquisition Holdings Subsidiary – $40,000,000 unsecured loan (Thomas is the mystery man who purchased Midway late in 2008)
* National Amusements, Inc. – $20,147,864
* NBA Properties, Inc. – $17,294,849 (License/royalty settlement)
* Tangible Media, Inc. – $8,675,954
* Warner Bros. Interactive – $6,654,203
* Artificial Mind & Movement – $2,000,000
* Epic Games – $1,975,000 (License/Royalties)
* Walmart – $1,576,035
* Far Sight Technologies – $1,279,151
* Best Buy – $1,114,036
* Target – $934,156
* Technicolor Video Services – $637,769
* Toys R Us – $615,276
* Ditan/Synergex Canada – $578,316
* CBS Outernet – $314,600
* David Zucker – $300,000 (severance pay)
* Multi Packaging Solutions – $287,036
* A.A.F.E.S Headquarters – $276,314
* Kmart – $218,497
* Tigon Studios – $200,000(license/royalties)
* Hollywood Entertainment – $190,982
* TNA Entertainment – $160,000 (license/royalties)
* Professional Films, Inc. – $150,000
* Synergex – Latin America – $149,027
* Pioneer.JB Marketing – $133,353
* Eclipse Advertising – $132,687
* GameStop – $127,250
* Sear, Roebuck – $125,495
You better pay Epic back, Midway. Mark Rein will cut you.
List of Bankrupt Midway’s Creditors [GamePolitics]
