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MTV Films Acquires Rights to Midway Games' "The Suffering"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2005 - 4:44am.
New York -- MTV Films announced on Thursday that it has acquired the film rights to "The Suffering," an action-horror video game from Surreal Software, a unit of publisher Midway Games. Released in April 2004, "The Suffering" features a man on death row in an island prison that is invaded by monsters he must battle to escape; a sequel, "The Suffering: Ties That Bind," is scheduled for release this month. MTV Films is working in conjunction with Stan Winston Productions ("Alien," "Predator," "Terminator") and Circle of Confusion to produce the film. The agreement follows an announcement in June between Midway and MTV to jointly market three of Midway's upcoming titles, including "L.A. Rush."
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Midway Games Acquires "The Suffering" Developer Surreal for $4.2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 6, 2004 - 7:12am.
Chicago -- Video game developer Midway Games announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Seattle-based developer Surreal Software, which created its recently released "The Suffering" title, in a stock transaction valued at about $4.2 million. Surreal is also responsible for titles including the "Drakan" franchise and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Chicago-based Midway said the acquisition will strengthen its internal development team. "The positive market reception to 'The Suffering' illustrates our ability to successfully develop and release entirely new properties that resonate strongly with the growing audience of sophisticated, mature gamers," said Midway president and CEO David F. Zucker.
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