Midway Studios Newcastle

COMPANY» Founded 2005-01-10

Gateshead,Tyne and Wear,UK

Midway Studios Newcastle was one of six studios owned by Midway and it was the only one situated in the UK.

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Formerly Pitbull Syndicate who developed the successful Test Drive games, until their publisher Accolade were bought out,  Pitbull Syndicate were saved by Midway. Soon after,  the studio became Midway Newcastle.

After Midway's financial troubles, Midway were bought by Warner Bros. Midway Newcastle was not part of this deal and they sought to find a separate buyer for the studio. On 14th of July 2009, Midway Newcastle was forced to close its doors and lay off 80 employees after a buyer could not be found. Midway CEO Matt Booty travelled to the studio to break the news to the staff.

You can read more about the closure on Senior UI Designer Steve Pick's blog.

Developed Games

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L. A. Rush (Game)

11 October 2005

Do whatever you can to win back all of your cars. Explore Los Angeles seamlessly in L.A. Rush. The title was shortened to simply "Rush" on the PSP.

PC​ PS2​ PSP​ +1

Necessary Force (Game)

Unknown Release

Necessary Force was the last title that Midway Newcastle worked on before the studio's closure on July 2009. It was set to be a Tech Noir-styled open world adventure where you played a detective who would solve crimes and generally clean up the fictional city.

PC​ X360​ PS3​

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Company details

Name

Midway Studios Newcastle

Abbreviation

Founded

10 January 2005

Location

Gateshead,Tyne and Wear,UK

Website

http://www.midway.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• L. A. Rush (Game)
• Necessary Force (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Mortal Kombat (Franchise)
• NARC (Franchise)
• Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (Franchise)
• Robotron (Franchise)
• Rush (Franchise)
• Spy Hunter (Franchise)

People

• Vin Diesel (Person)

Characters

• Adrian McGann (Character)
• Anton Gallo (Character)
• Benito (Character)
• Che Taraval (Character)
• Felipe Lial (Character)
• Javier Ramos (Character)
• Lumi Vega (Character)
• Miguel Delgado (Character)
• Milo Burik (Character)
• Paulo Lial (Character)
• Sorin Teodor (Character)
• Stavo Delgado (Character)

Concepts

• Abandonware (Concept)
• Explosion (Concept)
• Open World (Concept)
• Police (Concept)
• Police Chase (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Street Racing (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Arcade Driving Physics (Concept)
• Baldness (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)
• Blood (Concept)
• Breaking Through Windows (Concept)
• Bullet Time (Concept)
• Bumper Cam (Concept)
• Burnout (Concept)
• Can't Kill Innocents (Concept)
• Car Accident (Concept)
• Car Chase (Concept)
• Central Intelligence Agency (Concept)

Locations

• City (Location)
• Barcelona (Location)
• Beverly Hills (Location)
• California (Location)
• Gas Station (Location)
• Hollywood (Location)
• LAX (Location)
• Los Angeles (Location)
• Mansion (Location)
• Parking Lot (Location)
• Santa Monica (Location)
• Spain (Location)
• Street (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)

Objects

• Police Car (Object)
• Sports Car (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Muscle Car (Object)
• AK-47 (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Bicycle (Object)
• Billboard (Object)
• Brick (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Building (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Clip (Object)
• Elevator (Object)
• Fence (Object)
• Ferris Wheel (Object)
• Fire Hydrant (Object)
• Hand Rail (Object)
• Hollywood Sign (Object)