Midway Purchases LA Rush Developer
Pitbull Syndicate to be Midway Studios – Newcastle
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Midway has announced that they have acquired the L.A. Rush developer, The Pitbull Syndicate Limited. Pitbull, who is located in Newcastle, UK will be renamed Midway Studios – Newcastle and was acquired primarily through a stock purchase of 199,385 Midway shares. In addition to L.A. Rush which is due out this month, Pitbull has also been working on other unannounced next-gen projects.
Pitbull was established in December 1996 by a small group of programmers and artists who wanted to make top quality racing games. Over the years the team managed to put together four games for the Test Drive franchise which has sold over 5.5 million copies to date. L.A. Rush is currently set for an October 10th release on PS2, PC and Xbox.
Midway's President and Chief Executive Officer, David F. Zucker, commented, "We have been collaborating with Pitbull on the upcoming reinvention of our RUSH franchise, L.A. RUSH, which we anticipate will be launching in October. This close-knit team of highly talented developers brings to Midway a successful track record, specifically the Test Drive series, of which three titles have sold over one million units. L.A. RUSH will be the first title in our co-marketing relationship with MTV, and we are excited to add the creative force behind this title to our expanding internal development staff."
Pitbull was established in December 1996 by a small group of programmers and artists who wanted to make top quality racing games. Over the years the team managed to put together four games for the Test Drive franchise which has sold over 5.5 million copies to date. L.A. Rush is currently set for an October 10th release on PS2, PC and Xbox.
Midway's President and Chief Executive Officer, David F. Zucker, commented, "We have been collaborating with Pitbull on the upcoming reinvention of our RUSH franchise, L.A. RUSH, which we anticipate will be launching in October. This close-knit team of highly talented developers brings to Midway a successful track record, specifically the Test Drive series, of which three titles have sold over one million units. L.A. RUSH will be the first title in our co-marketing relationship with MTV, and we are excited to add the creative force behind this title to our expanding internal development staff."