Monday 13-Oct-2003 3:12 PM John Romero and Tom Hall join the US company to usher in new age of development Midway, according to industry watchers, has found the transition from arcade development to home entertainment development difficult in recent years. Indeed, the last Mortal Kombat title aside, the former driving force in the videogames industry has so far failed to set the home consumer world on fire thanks to some mediocre titles. But that may all be about to change.
Enter stage left new Midway CEO David Zucker who, armed with a fresh outlook, has ushered in a major internal shake up at the company; and what better way to do that than sign on two of the biggest industry veterans around.
Following information received from sources close to the company, we contacted Midway earlier today and a spokesperson confirmed to us the company has employed the talents of none other than ex-id Software and ex-Ion Storm men John "Don't mention Daikatana" Romero and Tom Hall.
While the spokesperson couldn't confirm the capacity in which these industry stalwarts have been employed, inside sources have informed us that Hall will assume the role of creative director at Midway and oversee all the company's internal projects.
Romero, on the other hand, will, according to our source, re-shape the internal studio and head-up one of Midway's forthcoming games.
Of course, big names don't guarantee big games - Romero's Daikatana will for ever remain in our memories, for all the wrong reasons - but it will certainly be interesting to see how Midway fares in this new Hall and Romero era.
As soon as we learn more, you'll be the first to know.
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