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Midway Loses Another, Chairwoman Steps Down [Comings And Goings]

Midway Loses Another, Chairwoman Steps Down [Comings And Goings] Shari Redstone, Midway chairwoman and daughter of CBS/Viacom billionaire Sumner Redstone, has left the building. The daughter Redstone joined Midway in 2004 — its last profitable year — and has been replaced by Peter C. Brown who steps up from regular ol' board member to Mr. Chairman as of right now. Ms. Redstone has left the company to help out over at National Amusements, not over displeasure with The Joker's toned-down fatality in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
There's been quite a few comings and goings at Midway this year, with the company's CFO and CEO going out the door, the...

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Tags: Business, Midway, Shari Redstone, comings and goings

Nov 21 Midway One Step Closer To Oblivion [Midway]

Jul 11 Midway launches MidwayArcade.com

Nov 11 Midway Loses $76 Million, Hopes For Great MK vs. DCU Success [Midway]

Nov 1 Time Announce Top 50 Inventions Of 2008, One Game Makes List [Spore]

Dec 24 Midway execs grind company into the dirt, get rich doing it

Dec 5 Midway could face bankruptcy in fifty days

Nov 29 Sssh! Midway has a secret game and it's better looking than Gears of War 2

Aug 6 Midway Sees Key Departures Including Chicago Studio Head [Disturbance In The Workforce]

Nov 12 Rumor: Midway Chicago Hit With More Layoffs [Disturbance In The Workforce]

Nov 21 Midway at risk of stock market delisting

Oct 25 Midway explains Super Moves, the Joker loses his Fatality

Dec 8 Midway cleared in Psi-Op copyright infringement case

Dec 1 Majority of Midway games purchased for $100,000

Nov 3 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: More fatalities revealed

Dec 16 Midway To Lay Off 25% Of Staff, Austin Studio Closing [Cost-Cutting Measures]

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