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It’s no secret that Midway has been in some trouble. Recently, the stock plummeted to such a low that theNYSE threatened delisting– an action that would bury the publisher regardless of how awesomeMortal Kombat vs. DC Universeis. Thankfully, some of Midway Games’ woes have been answered. According to aReutersreport, 87 percent of Midway has been purchased. The price of the purchase was only 100,000 dollars. The lucky buyer is an investor named Mark Thomas....

There’s a whole bunch of Marvel vs. Capcom merchandise coming our way. Companies like Mad Catz, Mad Engine, Philcos, Diamond Select, Hollywood Collectibles and UDON are making the goods for gamers, hot on the heels ofMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of the Two Worlds. Here’s some of the stuff MvsC fans can look forward to: Mad Engine will bring out t-shirts and sweatshirts with Marvel Super Heroes and Capcom characters. Philcos has signed on to produce a line of t-shirts and sweatshirts available this April exclusively in Canada at several retailers....

Awhile back, Sega teamed up with Maxim to trick women into dressing up likeBayonettato win a 50 inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV Plasma TV and a copy ofBayonettafor the Xbox 360. Well,a winner has been chosen, and it’s Andrea Bonaccorso. Bonaccorso says that when she was nine, she begged her mom for a Sega Genesis, and then become obsessed withSonic the Hedgehog,Toe Jam and Earl, and (random much?)Rolo to the Rescue. In 2009, she dressed in black, found a fake gun, put on some glasses, and won a television....

While the only videogame reviews thatreallymatter are the ones onDestructoid.com, when a game gets a perfect score in Japanese publicationFamitsu, people listen. And that’s exactly whatMetal Gear Solid 4just accomplished: All four reviewers in the popular magazine gave the upcoming PlayStation 3 game a 10, bringing its overall score to a perfect 40. While the opinion of four people is not the final word on whether a game will be good or not, I have always been fascinated by the games that receive perfect scores inFamitsu....

RememberMissile Command? Of course you do, it was quite the thing back in the day, and is still enough of a thing that itcontinues to get attention. In fact,Missile Command 2will be shown for the first time at next year’s California Extreme Arcade Expo. The expo, which takes place in July, will allow attendees a chance to get some hands-on time with the two player followup to the 1980 original....

Hear that? Yes sir, that’s the sound of Activision laughing all the way to the bank. Many of us complained about the first add-on forModern Warfare 2being too pricey — $15 for 3 new maps and 2 returning maps fromCall of Duty 4— but as expected, more than enough people were willing to suck it up. According to Activision’s report, the “Stimulus Package” was downloaded more than one million times in its first 24 hours of being available on Xbox LIVE....

I’ve lost count of how manyPortalstyled map manipulation flash game spinoffs I’ve posted forMonday Mind Teasers, but I have yet to find one I didn’t like. It’s impressive how many different directions the mechanic can be taken in by so many different designers. Fault Lineis a bit likePaper Mario, but instead of bending Mario around to get into tricky areas in a level, you’re actually folding the map to help the main character advance through a level....

After last week’s little gameLittle Wheel, I decided to make this week dedicated to the game that heavily influenced it and countless of other online flash games back in the day. IsSamorostolder than the Internets? Yes. Is Samorost still an incredible artistic puzzle adventure flash game all these years later? Yes. It’s been a few years since I’ve played it for the fifteenth or so time, but even playing it yet again right now brings back good memories, and I’ve forgotten some of the puzzles so it’s still interesting....

Midway likes to send us a lot ofMortal Kombat vs. DC Universevideos. Like, an absolute spunkload of them. This latest is part of the game’s “Ultimate Mash Ups” series, which aren’t really allthatultimate. In the above video, you get to see Lex Luthor take on Jax while The Joker and Kano duke it out.

Sorry, it seems to be video overload today. TGS is proving to be quite the fertile ground for pretty videos. You all must see this footage ofLost Odyssey. Friggin’ awesome!

N+developers Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard have strongly criticized Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade platform, branding the vast majority of its games “shit” and essentially accusing the company of betraying its own ideals. In an interview withGamasutra, the ballsy game creators talked about how those with the power and the money have negatively influenced XBLA by watering it down as if it were no different than retail. “There’s all these big-budget [games] with big publishers making them, and the real problem, I think, is that the same people who are deciding what retail games get greenlit are deciding what Live Arcade games get greenlit,” explained Burns....

Gamers sure are a dedicated bunch of people, aren’t they? I have been a self-proclaimed Internet addict for years now, but projects such as the real-lifeTeam Fortress 2dispenser above never cease to amaze me. According tothe dispenser’s creator, who goes by the name of Drastisch, “it features a 15″ TFT display, a fire extinguisher, cupholders for two emergency beers (instead of ammunition), and three openable compartments.” Not too shabby, huh? Especially the part about beer....

I know, I know, we cover3D Dot Game Heroesway too much. But the game is so awesome looking and new information seems to come every day, so it’s not really our fault. Anyway, a brand new trailer has arrived for From Software’sZelda-flavored RPG, and it’s pretty fabulous. The video is worth watching just to hear the Japanese announcer lose his sh*t when the main character’s sword gets bigger and bigger. From the sound of it, he’s never seen something so intense and amazing in all his life....