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To my surprise, one thing that a few Midway representatives were speaking, lightly, about last week at E3 during my time at their meeting space was the fact that their Los Angeles based studio was going to be merged with the one closest to my dwelling in San Diego. Say what? As it turns out, we were only a few days away from the official announcement of such a move.
The publisher today confirmed that as of September 30th, 2008, L.A.- based Midway Studios (currently working on the new TNA iMPACT!) will be getting combined with Midway Home Entertainment, based in San Diego, in order to allow the iMPACT team to
further leverage synergies with Midway’s other development studios
in Chicago, Austin, Seattle, and Newcastle, UK, and work in close
conjunction with the third-party production, licensing, and quality
assurance groups that are currently in San Diego.
The entire working staff at the L.A. studio are currently being offered positions at the San Diego studio. Huh. As well, Midway says that they plan for "look for new talent" within the merged facility. Full announcement after the jump.
Midway to Combine Southern California Development Studios
Combination of Los Angeles and San Diego Studios Will Allow Greater
Synergies and Coordination in Support of TNA Wrestling Franchise and
Other Projects
CHICAGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading
interactive entertainment publisher and developer, today announced it
will be combining the operations of Midway Studios – Los Angeles,
located in Moorpark, CA, with Midway Home Entertainment, located in San
Diego, CA. The newly combined operations will be located at Midway Home
Entertainment’s current San Diego facility. The majority of Moorpark
employees, including the entire development team for Midway’s TNA
iMPACT!™ franchise, are being offered the opportunity to transfer to
the San Diego facility. Midway expects to complete the transition out
of the Moorpark facility by September 30, 2008.
Combining the locations will allow the TNA iMPACT! development team
to further leverage synergies with Midway’s other development studios
in Chicago, Austin, Seattle, and Newcastle, UK, and work in close
conjunction with the third-party production, licensing, and quality
assurance groups that are currently in San Diego. In addition, the San
Diego area has a strong interactive entertainment talent base that will
greatly help fuel Midway’s future growth.
As part of this move, Midway expects in the near future to look for
new talent in its San Diego studio. For a list of available positions
please visit www.midway.com.
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