Midway Studios Austin (formerly known as Inevitable Entertainment) was a

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established by former Acclaim Studios Austin employees, founded as Inevitable Entertainment in 2000 and acquired by

Midway Games Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...

in 2004. Responsible for developing ''

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'' and its 2007 sequel '' BlackSite: Area 51''. On August 11, 2008, Midway announced it was canceling the game in development at its Austin location and was laying off between 90 and 130 of the Austin employees. In December 2008, the studio closed its doors, laying off the entire local workforce as part of a larger, company-wide, action. Many of its former staff members have since left to other companies such as Aspyr, Retro Studios, Certain Affinity, and the now-defunct Vigil Games and

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Games

*'' Tribes: Aerial Assault'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *'' BlackSite: Area 51'' (2007)

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