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Midway Officially Exits Coin-op

Midway has officially announced its long anticipated decision to halt its coin-op game development efforts.

Game Developer, Staff

June 22, 2001

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The company cited continuing decline in the arcade market as well as a desire to focus its efforts on home games for next generation console platforms. Closing the coin-op business will result in layoffs of close to 60 employees and a pre-tax charge of $8 million.

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