The Mortal Kombat franchise is being handed over for a sack of cash as the troubled publisher desperately tries to save itself from oblivion.
To that end all previously promised payments of PTO to ex-employees have been squashed, Midway’s hording that $3,755,000 to pay bonuses to target hitting executives. Corporate America lives!
Court papers show the publisher set aside nearly $4 million which is to be divided up among upper management should they achieve certain defined goals - meaning ex-employees get stiffed on promised personal time off (PTO) pay.
With the successful deal of The Wheelman with rival Ubisoft, that puts $497,500 already in their wallets. The current objective getting focus right now is the ”execution of an asset purchase agreement for the sale of Midway’s Mortal Kombat franchise assets”.
With the passing off of Mortal Kombat, exactly what does Midway intend on making that has any juice with gamers?
Below are two letters from Midway that Kotaku got their mitts on, the first announcing ex-staffers will get PTO payments and the second telling them to practically dream on.
