The Wheelman delayed until 2009

  • Posted July 25th, 2008 at 11:11 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Midway has confirmed that it has delayed the release of its forthcoming action/adventure title The Wheelman until early 2009.

Speaking to Kotaku at the San Diego Comic Con this week, the publisher revealed that the game would now hit stores in the first quarter of 2009, having previously been slated for release later this year.

The Wheelman pits gamers in the shoes of a highly accomplished driver named Milo Burkik (played by Vin Diesel), as he embarks on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the Barcelona underworld in order to obtain information on a covert heist.

The game is currently in development for PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 platforms at Midway’s Newcastle studio.

Stay tuned.

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  1. Da_Man | da_monk

    • 11:18am BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 1

    NO Vin Diesel this year Sucks! In Midway is the Blame for this. PSN: Da_Monk

  2. Alti | Alti

    • 11:44am BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 2

    *yawns*....

    oh wait, should I really care?

  3. markwesker

    • 11:57am BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 3

    who cares,its a multi platform game so can`t be that great if its gotta fit on the bribebox360

  4. bravo9zero | Bravo9zero

    • 12:06pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 4

    Nooooooooooooooooo! Don't care, Don't know ANYONE who wanted that game anyway.

  5. DJDarkViper | DJDarkViper

    • 12:23pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 5

    Lts check back and think about what good has come out of Midway lately?

    Times up, didn't think of anything eh? Exactly. Any extra time Midway needs to make a better product, is a welcome one, cause i used to love Midway, but Psi-Ops was the last good game theyve released. Stranglehold was "meh"

  6. Denali2 | NEJI64

    • 12:38pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 6

     wheelman look like a knock of from driver

  7. jicaley | UKMF-Jay

    • 12:40pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 7

    This was looking turd anyway.

  8. yungder | yungder

    • 1:04pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 8

    this is good news...they need to take more time to crisp this one up...this game did not look all that great from what i had seen...the slo-mo is a cool feature though

     

    PSN:  yungder

  9. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 1:30pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 9

    Kinda low profile anyway. Looks interesting enough, but I just don't see myself waiting with bated breath. And I'm just not that big of a Vin Diesel fan because Pitch Black and The Fast/Furious pretty much sum up my interest.

  10. BirdPlayer | BirdPlayer

    • 2:10pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 10

    Vin Diesel sssuuuuuuuucccckkkkkkkkkssssssss

  11. bloodwarg | bloodwarg

    • 3:02pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 11

    i dont care as long as fallout 3 and socom come on time ill be happy and hurry up with hom!

  12. MercRecon | MercRecon

    • 3:45pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 12

    who's vin diesel...???

  13. T-Dogg400 | T-Dogg400

    • 3:58pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 13

    dont really care about Vin Diseal games, cause they are crap lol.

  14. Ryoma

    • 6:16pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 14

    the Riddik game was great which is from his best movie so u never no

  15. theDeity | TheDeity

    • 6:26pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 15

    who cares........

  16. Auricom | Doragon_Pawwa

    • 6:44pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 16

    I can tell by trailer ironically its a waste of time Midway should just cancel wheelman and remake Defender or a completely new classic remake

  17. Eric2929 | Eric2929

    • 8:23pm BST - July 25th, 2008
    • 17

    @3 - Well that's closeminded. Call of Duty 4 was a multi-platform game.

  18. thegreatcity | thegreatcity

    • 1:16am BST - July 28th, 2008
    • 18

    Yes, markwesker always feels as if he needs to remind us that no multiplat game has ever been good, ever. Far from the truth friend.

     

    Though to be honest, in my opinion, this game looks dreadful.

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