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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Midway''' Manufacturing Company was founded in 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, as an arcade game company. It was reincorporated as "Midway Games" in 1988 and entered the home console gaming market as "Midway Home Entertainment" in 1996. In 1998, the company spun off from [[Williams Entertainment]]. Major troubles came in 2008, when Midway closed several of its divisions. In February 2009, the US-based operations of Midway filed for bankruptcy, while the European assets were sold and two of them were renamed "[[Tradewest]]". Most of Midway's key assets, including former divisions Surreal Software and Midway Chicago (now "[[NetherRealm Studios]]"), and publishing rights to the ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Wheelman'' series were acquired by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]. | '''Midway''' Manufacturing Company was founded in 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, as an arcade game company. It was reincorporated as "Midway Games" in 1988 and entered the home console gaming market as "Midway Home Entertainment" in 1996. In 1998, the company spun off from [[Williams Entertainment]]. Major troubles came in 2008, when Midway closed several of its divisions. In February 2009, the US-based operations of Midway filed for bankruptcy, while the European assets were sold and two of them were renamed "[[Tradewest]]". Most of Midway's key assets, including former divisions Surreal Software and Midway Chicago (now "[[NetherRealm Studios]]"), and publishing rights to the ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Wheelman'' series were acquired by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]. | ||
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|Williams_%26_Midway_(1996).png|1st Logo (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997) | |||
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(1997).png|2nd Logo (December 31, 1996-February 28, 1999) | |||
|Midway_(1997,_E).png|3rd Logo (September 30, 1997-March 31, 1999) | |||
|Midway_(1999).jpg|4th Logo (November 10, 1998-February 28, 1999) | |||
|Midway_(2000).png|5th Logo (August 17, 1999-May 1, 2001) | |||
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(2000).png|6th Logo (May 18, 2000-February 12, 2001) | |||
|Midway_(2001).png|7th Logo (September 24, 2001-August 25, 2003) | |||
|Midway_(2002,_B).png|8th Logo (November 16, 2002-February 17, 2006) | |||
|Midway_(2006,_D).png|9th Logo (October 17, 2005-December 12, 2006) | |||
|Midway_(2006,_B).png|10th Logo (''Rampage: Total Destruction'' variant) (April 24, 2006) | |||
|Midway_(2008).png|11th Logo (September 7, 2007-November 16, 2008) | |||
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===1st Logo (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997)=== | ===1st Logo (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997)=== | ||