Midway Games announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Ubisoft to publish Wheelman, the open-world driving game starring action-film megastar Vin Diesel as an expert driver for hire. Ubisoft will handle sales, marketing, and distribution of the title in North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Midway will continue to direct the development of the title and retains all future rights to the franchise and will sell the title in all other European territories.
Wheelman is scheduled for a March 24, 2009, ship date in North America and a March 27, 2009, street date in Europe for the Xbox 360, the PS3 and Windows PC. A pre-launch demo is also planned for the Xbox 360 and PS3. “We are pleased to be partnering with Midway to bring Wheelman to stores worldwide,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer, Ubisoft. “Midway is known for launching intense, fast-paced action games, and the cutting edge open-world driving technology in Wheelman should make for a game that gamers will love.”
