| Type | Subsidiary of Midway Games |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Successor | Retro Studios Certain Affinity Vigil Games |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | August 11, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, |
| Products | Area 51 series |
| Parent | Independent (2000-2004) Midway Games (2004-2008) |
Midway Studios Austin (formerly known as Inevitable Entertainment) was a video game developer, founded as Inevitable Entertainment in 2000 and acquired by Midway Games in 2004.[1][2] Responsible for developing Area 51 and its 2007 sequel BlackSite: Area 51.
On August 11, 2008, Midway announced it was canceling the game in development at its Austin location and was laying off between 90 and 130 of the Austin employees.[3] In December 2008, the studio closed its doors, laying off the entire local workforce as part of a larger, company-wide, action.[4] Many of its former staff members have since left to other companies such as Retro Studios, Certain Affinity, and the now-defunct Vigil Games.
Games produced by Midway Studios Austin
- Tribes Aerial Assault (2002)
- The Hobbit (2003)
- Area 51 (2005)
- BlackSite: Area 51 (2007)
References
- ^ "Midway Acquires Inevitable Entertainment; Acclaimed Development Studio behind 'AREA 51' Renamed Midway Studios - Austin". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. October 11, 2004. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Burnes, Andrew (October 11, 2004). "Midway Acquires Area 51 Developer". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Rockwell, Lilly (2008-08-12). "Midway to lay off much of staff at Austin studio". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Midway shuttering Austin studio, laying off dozens". December 16, 2008.