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Midway update includes possible ESA and E3 2009 departures


It's the middle of the week so it's time for an update on the Midway front:

  • An official press release announces that the publisher has gotten permission from the US Bankruptcy Court to use its current cash to keep the company going pending a final hearing on Midway's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.
  • While not official yet, the Entertainment Software Association web site no longer lists Midway as a member of the video game trade organization. If true (and it likely is) this will be the eight such company to leave the ESA inside of a year.
  • Finally, Midway is also no longer listed as an exhibitor at this year's revamped E3 2009 event. Only a few weeks ago the ESA listed Midway as one of the publishers who would participate in the June trade show that will be much bigger than the two previous invite-only E3s.

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