What happens to UT3 if Midway goes under?

Seriously, Epic Games is readying a major free update (trophies, 19 maps, new vehicles, new weapons, new game modes, splitscreen, new mutators) for release on March 5th, so my question is if Midway goes under (which it looks like is going to happen) what will happen to the games' servers? Epic is just the developer and not the publisher so they don't run the servers, that is Midway's job. Does that mean the game dies? and Epic spent all that time and money for nothing? Or does another company pick it up?

Seriously, Epic Games is readying a major free update (trophies, 19 maps, new vehicles, new weapons, new game modes, splitscreen, new mutators) for release on March 5th, so my question is if Midway goes under (which it looks like is going to happen) what will happen to the games' servers? Epic is just the developer and not the publisher so they don't run the servers, that is Midway's job. Does that mean the game dies? and Epic spent all that time and money for nothing? Or does another company pick it up?

Rich1631

Seriously, Epic Games is readying a major free update (trophies, 19 maps, new vehicles, new weapons, new game modes, splitscreen, new mutators) for release on March 5th, so my question is if Midway goes under (which it looks like is going to happen) what will happen to the games' servers? Epic is just the developer and not the publisher so they don't run the servers, that is Midway's job. Does that mean the game dies? and Epic spent all that time and money for nothing? Or does another company pick it up?

Rich1631

Yea, Midway has really been on the downhill lately. The only game actually developed by Midway that I played this gen was Stranglehold which wasn't bad. It is midless fun, but they haven't made a truely fantastic game in a long time. It is sad for the people that are loseing their jobs. I also don't want UT3 to die since it seems Epic is trying to bring it back.

Yea, Midway has really been on the downhill lately. The only game actually developed by Midway that I played this gen was Stranglehold which wasn't bad. It is midless fun, but they haven't made a truely fantastic game in a long time. It is sad for the people that are loseing their jobs. I also don't want UT3 to die since it seems Epic is trying to bring it back.

Rich1631

i think developers runs the server because they the one who created the game so Epic is running the server....midway just publishes the gamemike4realz

Midway is just the publisher...Epic could just buy the rights to the IP.spazzx625

True. But still interesting in that a developer has to buy the rights to the game THEY MAKE!!!