NowGamer: Warner Bros. Interactive is set to complete the acquisition of troubled Midway Games, but is it the last hurrah of an outmoded publisher?

Warner Bros. was the sole bidder for the majority of Midway's assets, including its Chicago and Seattle studios and the ubiquitous Mortal Kombat franchise. The $33 million sale has since been approved by a court hearing, while Midway's Newcastle and San Diego studios, which were not included in the deal along with a number of ageing sports titles, are set to close in the next 60 days if a buyer doesn't come forward.

The question is will gamers really care? The company was huge in the eighties, producing endless fun via its arcade division – but with the death of coin-ops, Midway has become something of a dinosaur, still relying on it's biggest franchise, Mortal Kombat.
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Media Molecule has just drop a hint at what it's next DLC will be.

The DLC will be bases on the Ghostbusters universe, there's no more information at this time about the Ghostbusters DLC, it maybe just a sticker pack or could it be the next level pack with the proton gun as the next weapon for LBP.
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The Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii gets even sweeter. Check out additional images of the box art from the upcoming Metroid Prime Trilogy here. You can see more of the collector's tin, in addition to a newly announced pre-order bonus, a Metroid Prime Trilogy poster. There's also details of an included art booklet.

Details on the Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet:
"Metroid Prime Trilogy comes with a Metroid art booklet. The art booklet contains 5 double sided panels printed with metallic ink on high quality premium gloss paper. The booklet contains development, sketch, and concept art accompanied by the history of Metroid and Samus. Unfolded, the total booklet length is just under 36 inches."

This is the first truly collector's edition game bundle from Nintendo for the Wii system. Don't miss out on the opportunity to score a few extra items. GameStop is even throwing in a t-shirt of Metroid Prime Trilogy as a pre-order incentive.
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Examiner: "The Wii MotionPlus is already making a big splash in Japan."
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Bplus, independent software developer from Austria today launches the official website to their WiiWare title Bit Boy!!. In case you don't know what Bit Boy!! is, here's a little low-down.

Bit Boy!!, is a totally new kind of game mix in which one-pixel-hero Kubi rushes through the whole history of videogames in order to save his pixel pals.
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Jaime Skelton writes: "Reversing a previous decision to make only 3v3 and 5v5 arena ratings in World of Warcraft count toward gear, Blizzard announced today a partial reversal of their decision. . . In short, 2v2 arenas can still be used as a stepping stone for gear into the higher arena brackets - but weapons, shoulders, and the race for Gladiator will only be available to 3s and 5s."
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Although news of Underfoot has been roaming since the Fan Faire last week, Sony Online Entertainment has officially announced the expansion to the EverQuest community.

To launch in November 2009, Underfoot focuses on the Heart of the World and the Plane of Underfoot, ruled by Brell Serilis.
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Examiner.com writes:

"The pre-order business is always amusing. Even before the game publishers have released final pricing and release dates, retailers both offline and online are more than happy to take your money anyway.

Cue the videogame retail giant that is Gamestop, now taking pre-orders at an expected price of $59.99. What's surprising (aside from their Rubber Ducky Wii bundle) is the decidedly unexpected humor present in their disclaimer."
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Fans of Fight Night Round 4 have found today that EA has sneaked in some fairly invasive in-game advertising into the game a week after it's release.
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Earlier in the week, EverQuest's new 51/50 server "Mayong" went live. Pretty much anyone that played EQ around launch will recognize the name as that of the infamous vampire Mayong Mistmoore, a character that was sometimes played by GMs and devs for live events way back in the day. For those not familiar with the special rules of this server type, it's fairly simple: 51 is your starting level, and 50 is the number of AAs you automatically receive upon making a character.

To get people in the mood to begin the inevitable leveling races, and also to celebrate Independence Day, there is a 51% experience boost for players on all servers until Monday morning.
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