Along with several shots of driving and explosions, this latest set of screens for Midway’s Wheelman serve as a showcase for the back of Vin Diesel’s head.
1.31gigs worth of Vin Diesel-flavoured action is now available for download, as Midway’s Wheelman demo barrel rolls dramatically onto Xbox Live.
The latest developer walkthrough video for Ubisoft and Midway’s Wheelman shows that virtual Vin Diesel is every bit as adept at shooting people on motorcycles as he is shooting people in cars.
The PS3 is a powerful, powerful machine, but harnessing that power isn’t easy. There are confusing, technical ways of explaining just why this is, but we like Midway developer Shaun Himmerick’s explanation better.
Last week we broke the news that Ubisoft had picked up Wheelman from struggling developer Midway. Today, Ubisoft confirms our story, calling the deal a “strategic relationship.”
Wheelman, the open world Vin Diesel racer, may be the first title to be properly reorganized under Midway’s chapter 11 bankruptcy, as Kotaku has heard that the game has found a new home at Ubisoft.
Seems Wheelman has hit some traffic on the way to store shelves. The Vin Diesel vehicle won’t make its previously scheduled February release date, but is now locked in for a March 20th arrival.
Vin Diesel’s well-cultivated Hollywood tough guy image isn’t going to be helped by Midway’s Christmas card, which is heavy on Wheelman promotion and Santa suits. We’re guessing Vin’s agent got a call today.
Midway’s Wheelman creative director Simon Woodroffe offered up some details about the company’s future lineup of games yesterday.
Midway is finally ready to give us a solid release date on Wheelman, which means our long struggle for another video game featuring the likeness and voice of Vin Diesel is finally over! Wheelman well be hitting stores simultaneously in North America and Europe on February 16th, with plans to be available in Australia on February 27th. It just misses Valentine’s Day, but nothing says “I love you” quite like a pre-order of Wheelman for the Xbox 360, PS3, or PC.