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The Latest Breaking News from Midway

World Championship Wrestling once spent millions on a gimmick ripping off Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero, before Midway threatened to sue and WCW immediately gave up: 'We were gonna lose big, like real big'

Glacier was not hot stuff.

PC Gamer · Apr 10

How Mortal Kombat (and moral panic) changed the gaming world

On its release in 1993, Midway’s fighting game ushered in a new era of hyperviolent gaming that continues to influence the industry to this day

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025

The 'Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection' Devs Have No Plans To Stop Future-Proofing Games

The developers of the 'Legacy Kollection' talk about the importance of game preservation and how the studio hopes to set a precedent.

Inverse · Oct 30, 2025

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Texas School Districts Slam the Senate’s School Finance Plan

“It’s like your house being on fire, and the fire department showing up with a 12 ounce cup of water”

Texas Observer · May 19, 2025

Rare boss Craig Duncan to take over as Xbox Game Studios' head in November

Craig Duncan, head of Sea of Thieves studio Rare, will take over as the Xbox Game Studios boss later this year.

TechRadar · Oct 15, 2024

The Datsun 280Z Was The First Car With A Licensed Video Game

This game looks archaic by modern standards. But things had to start somewhere.

Motor1 · Jan 6, 2024

10 Best Commodore Vic-20 games

Retro Gamer picks its best Commodore Vic-20 games

GamesRadar · Nov 14, 2023

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The most controversial PC games of all time

From trainwreck ports to moral panics to lootbox disasters.

PC Gamer · Apr 20, 2023

Little Birdy's Katy Steele to rise again with Big Star

Katy Steele is playing on July 6.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 29, 2023

Australian woodchips and wastepaper exports to Indonesia on the rise

Australia has a long history of exporting cattle and wheat to Indonesia, but now looks set to increase shipments of woodchips and wastepaper.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Frustration and baggage mount at Midway in post-Christmas Southwest Airlines chaos

Hundreds of flight cancellations and delays along with rerouted passengers make for an unhappy day at the airport for weary travelers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2022

Baam Bam making a rock 'n' roll racket

Radio journalist Dan Flegg is playing his own music

Newcastle Herald · Dec 16, 2022

Midway display their Newy pride on Better Than Lego

"It was better than Lego."

Newcastle Herald · Dec 1, 2022

Bandaid live music takeovers sticking strong

FRESH from the inaugural Best West Bloc Fest, promoter Dylan Oaks is rolling out Bandaid venue takeover shows, to keep the Newcastle music scene humming along. On October 21 the Wickham Park Hotel will host Ragdoll, The Gudangs, Ava Ganda, Midway and Acacia Blue in an all-local line-up. Oaks is…

Newcastle Herald · Oct 12, 2022

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Inverse · Oct 8, 2022

30 years ago, one controversial video game changed pop culture forever

A controversial 1992 arcade game prompted a Senate hearing that transformed video games — and society as a whole.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 24, 2022

Newcastle garage bands emerge to blow away a new generation

The music scene has been swept by a big wave of young, hungry musicians.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16, 2022

Midway keen for West Best Bloc Fest catch-up

Taking a leaf out of the book of Wollongong surf rockers Hockey Dad, the pair have forged ahead as a power duo since early 2021.

GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2022

The 25 best SNES games of all time

From ActRaiser to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, we rank the best SNES games ever made

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Chicago Tribune · Feb 9, 2022

Editorial: The feds should approve the Spirit-Frontier airline merger. Caveat emptor, nonetheless

On the day that Frontier Airlines announced its intent to merge with its fellow discount air carrier Spirit Airlines, the acquiring carrier suffered an ill-timed IT problem that briefly grounded its jets. So Monday presented a golden opportunity to the many bloggers who obsess about the airline industry and its…

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