Electronic Theatre reports on the revelation that the remaining UK offices for Midway have been purchased by it's former managing director, Martin Spiess, for approximately £0.50 GBP.

Following last month's closure of Midway Newcastle, the development team responsible for The Wheelman, it has today been revealed that the remainder of Midway’s UK business has been purchased for approximately £0.50 (GBP). Midway's managing director for Europe, Martin Spiess, has negotiated the bargain deal, which sees him buy both the Midway Games France and UK offices for €1, around £0.86 at the time of writing.
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    Tenken* Aug 10, 09
    He paid too much, in my opinion.
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    Red 9* Aug 10, 09
    I've never heard of a company being bought for mere pennies...
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    Star of Spurs* Aug 11, 09
    I saw Woolworths going for a £1 on eBay before.

    Wheelman was ok, nothing special that I saw from the demo, but it's always sad to see a company go down.

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