Wheelman Gets New Release Date

Midway Games has announced a new worldwide release date of February 20, 2009 for its upcoming Wheelman game. The open-world driving game featuring actor Vin Diesel is being developed in conjunction with Diesel's Tigon Studios and Midway's Newcastle studio. It's set for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

"We're designing Wheelman to play like a Hollywood blockbuster," said Vin Diesel, Wheelman star and executive producer, Tigon Studios. "Playing this game will be just like taking control of the greatest car chases from feature films, except this time you're in the driver's seat."

"Featuring Vin Diesel and set in Barcelona, Wheelman is a title with enormous sales potential," said Martin Spiess, executive vice president, international of Midway Games Ltd. "We're making a multi-million dollar marketing investment to make sure that gamers around the world are ready when Wheelman goes on sale worldwide, which we have planned for February 2009."

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