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{{sub-stub}}'''Midway Games West, Inc.''' was a continuation of [[Time Warner Interactive]], renamed as such when [[WMS Industries]] purchased the division (and [[Atari Games]]) from Time Warner in 1996.
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{{sub-stub}}'''Midway Games West, Inc.''' was a continuation of [[Atari Games]], renamed as such when [[Midway Games]] decided to discontinue the "Atari Games" brand.
  
In 1998. WMS Industries spun-off [[Midway Games]] as a separate company, taking Midway Games West with it. Atari Games would be merged into the division in January 2000.
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In 1998, [[WMS Industries]] spun-off [[Midway Games]] as a separate company, taking Atari Games with it. Atari Games would be renamed to "Midway Games West" on December 22, 1999.
  
 
Reduced sales saw Midway Games West be closed in 2003, with its assets being merged into the "main" Midway Games.
 
Reduced sales saw Midway Games West be closed in 2003, with its assets being merged into the "main" Midway Games.

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Midway Games West
Founded: 1999-12-22
Defunct: 2003-03
Headquarters:
United States
1999-12-22
2003-03

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Midway Games West, Inc. was a continuation of Atari Games, renamed as such when Midway Games decided to discontinue the "Atari Games" brand.

In 1998, WMS Industries spun-off Midway Games as a separate company, taking Atari Games with it. Atari Games would be renamed to "Midway Games West" on December 22, 1999.

Reduced sales saw Midway Games West be closed in 2003, with its assets being merged into the "main" Midway Games.

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