Perhaps in a first for the gaming industry, a development team wants to split and take their flagship franchise with them. It has been revealed that the team behind the seventeen year old Mortal Kombat franchise has grown increasingly frustrated with the way that Midway is handling their bankruptcy problems. The Mortal Kombat team is in talks with other publishers, and wants to leave Midway for what they hope can only be a better working environment.

An interesting tidbit of information is that the team responsible for Mortal Kombat vs. D.C is not under any contract to stay with Midway. However that means that if they can find another publisher to work under, and studio to plug into they may not be able to take their beloved franchise with them. According to the developers of MK vs. DC leaving behind work on the next entry in the series would be “tough”.

Midway’s response to all of this is that the team is in “good shape”, but they cannot pay out the bonuses due the team due to the unsecured creditors committee holding Midway back. If the core team behind the franchise should pack their bags and move on it would be another devastating blow to the already burdened publisher.

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Source: Kotaku