With news just in that Midway has filed for bankruptcy, it appears that its Vin Diesel-injected driving game Wheelman may have shifted publishers.
According to Kotaku‘s sources, Wheelman may have found a home at Ubisoft. It is also speculated that the game will be delayed and retitled to match Ubisoft’s Driver brand, which they purchased from Atari in 2006.
Combining Hollywood-style stunts with a gripping storyline, Wheelman provides an adrenaline-fueled, cinematic thrill ride. Vin Diesel stars as an undercover agent and highly skilled driver who must infiltrate the Barcelona underworld to gather intelligence surrounding a covert heist. Posing as a driver-for-hire, he ends up caught in a crossfire of corruption and chaos while trying to stay one step ahead of local law enforcement and rival gangs.
Wheelman’s current release date is March 20, but with this potential publisher swap that could easily change.