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By Michael McWhertor Steven Pick, senior GUI artist for Midway Newcastle's Wheelman, gives a painful blow-by-blow of the studio's final days. From the start up on cop drama Necessary Force to its multiple, failed pitches to numerous studios to the final visit Midway CEO Matt Booty, himself axed not long afte...

By Brian Crecente We tried really hard to find a solution for the Newcastle studio." While the Wheelman IP is now owned by Warner Brothers Interactive, along with the Midway trademark and games such as Mortal Kombat and This is Vegas, no one has yet purchased Necessary Force, Mogilner said.

Not all of Midway's holdings were party to the offer, however, with WBIE opting not to include the publisher's Newcastle (Wheelman) and San Diego (TNA Impact) studios as part to the deal. With Midway's court-supervised adjudication process concluding ...

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 UK Midway Studios Newcastle has until the end of June to find a buyer for the company before it is closed permanently. Develop understands that Midway Newcastle, which recently saw the release of its previous project Wheelman, remains hard at work on its ...

By Michael McWhertor Of course, considering that Midway's big investment in these big budget and massive open world action games like Wheelman, This Is Vegas and Stranglehold are partly to blame for its current financial woes, one may be able to understand a publisher's hesitance to sign on. But we obviously...

By Michael McWhertor So Midway Newcastle, developers of the coolly received Vin Diesel vehicle Wheelman, is looking for a buyer, pitching its originally developed intellectual property Necessary Force along with it. The developer is trying to drum up interest by launching a web site promoting the game, hi...

 NY Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is offering up $33 million for Midway Games Inc.'s assets, including the Mortal Kombat and Wheelman video-game collections and the Gauntlet arcade game. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

 NY WSJ] Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros. Entertainment is offering $33 million for Midway Games's assets, including its Mortal Kombat and Wheelman videogame collections and the Gauntlet arcade game. [WSJ] Brixton: UK real-estate investment trust Segro said it ...

 CA The deal would include current franchises such as Mortal Kombat and Wheelman, although TNA Impact isn't included (not that anyone will miss it). I just hope WIBE has the god sense to do something with the classic franchises we'd really like to see, ...

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Warner Bros. has submitted a $33-million bid to buy Midway Games, the creator of the Mortal Kombat, Wheelman and Spy Hunter feeds.latimes.com

Entertainment made a $33 million bid to purchase the majority of US assets held by Midway Games. If the sale takes place, Midway's Mortal Kombat franchise, Wheelman, Unreal Tournament and other titles could potentially join Eidos' portfolio at Warner ...

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By khorino Após declarar publicamente o interesse, a Warner Bros. oficializou a proposta para a compra da Midway por US$ 33 milhões. A compra incluiria os estúdios de Chicago e Seattle, assim como a franquia Mortal Kombat. No entanto, as franquias TNA e Wheelman, além dos estúdios em San Diego e Newcas...

 New Zealand Then Midway unveils Wheelman: think Barcelona as seen through the eyes of a guy who drives real fast, shoots even faster and has the appearance and voice of Vin Diesel. And where you can cause more damage on four wheels than you can imagine — tearing ...

 NY The Variety article goes on to say, “Sumner Redstone owned both Midway Games and Paramount, and the plan was to launch the 'Wheelman' game and movie in close proximity.'” With Singleton in the director's chair, The Wheelman certainly will not be ...

We are pleased to be partnering with Midway to bring Wheelman to stores worldwide," said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Ubisoft. "The cutting edge open-world driving technology in Wheelman should make for an experience that ...

 MI Composers Jorge & Guillermo Badolato www.badolatomusic.com are glad to announce they worked in the composition and production of the soundtrack for next-gen videogame Wheelman™, developed by Newcastle´s Midway Studios & Tigon Studios (Vin Diesel´s ...

 Australia Ubisoft, Midway and Tigon Studios have announced new downloadable content for The Wheelman available for both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. There will be two packs: The Premium Street Showdown pack and the Free Street Showdown pack. ...

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The “Wheelman” video game hit store shelves just last month, but the project has been brewing since 2006. Paramount formed a partnership with Midway Games (both owned by Sumner Redstone) with the idea of releasing the game and its big screen adaptation ... Vin Diesel Is A Wheelman Screen Rant

 CA Sumner Redstone owned both Midway Games and Paramount, and the plan was to launch the "Wheelman" game and movie in close proximity. Redstone unloaded his 87% stake in Midway late last year in a debt restructuring move, and the vidgame moved to Ubisoft. ...

Ubisoft, Midway and Tigon Studios announce new Wheelman downloadable content. GamesCampus.com's annual 'Shot-Online' ALS Charity Tournament is now underway. A soon-to-be-released search engine called Wolfram Alpha could represent the "Holy Grail" of ...

Game Guru  NY Even more back of Vin Diesel's head action is coming our way as Ubisoft, Midway, and Tigon Studios announce both free and premium content for Wheelman. Available today on the Xbox 360 and May 7th for the PlayStation 3, the new downloadable content for ... Planet Xbox 360

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 NJ Today Ubisoft, Midway and Tigon Studios announced Wheelman Downloadable Content is now available for download from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 400 Microsoft Points. ...

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By Pete Haas: 2009-05-04 10:51:35 Ubisoft, Midway, and Tigon Studios announced today that Vin Diesel action driving game Wheelman will receive two pieces of downloadable content this week on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Even if you're morally opposed to ...

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 CA Action film megastar Vin Diesel and his Tigon Studios are again blurring the lines between entertainment mediums, this time collaborating with Midway in the design and production of WHEELMAN to ensure an edge-of-your-seat gaming experience. ...

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 SC - Lou Kesten “Wheelman” (Ubisoft/Midway, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99): Given its plot — you're a getaway car driver, but you're really an undercover agent — “Wheelman” could be called “Driver 2009.” However, it does offer some pleasures to fans of ...

 AL But there's something about the animation that makes the Corleones seem goofy rather than tragic; even the plight of poor Fredo becomes laughable in this medium. n "Wheelman" (Ubisoft/Midway, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99): Given its plot ...

 NJ which also maintains licenses for Spongebob Squarepants, Mortal Kombat and the Vin Diesel-based game Wheelman. The second TNA game is well into development, although it's eventual release likely hinges on what state Midway ends up in when its ...

 - Rachel Feintzeig, Rachel Feintzeig Since seeking bankruptcy, Midway had made a slew of requests to reward its employees with extra money - from a proposed $497500 for employees who worked to formulate an agreement for the sale of the company's new "Wheelman" game, to an extra $2.9 ...

 Taiwan Wheelman" (Ubisoft/Midway, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99): Given its plot _ you're a getaway car driver, but you're really an undercover agent _ "Wheelman" could be called "Driver 2009." However, it does offer some pleasures to fans of ...

Midway's expensive Vin Diesel vanity project The Wheelman was released last month to mostly average reviews, with many describing it as lightweight B-movie style fun. Unfortunately, it will not be the game that saves Midway from its financial turmoil. ... Review: Wheelman Stuff.co.nz

  USA Wheelman" (Ubisoft/Midway, for the Xbox 360, playstation 3, $59.99): Given its plot — you're a getaway car driver, but you're really an undercover agent — "Wheelman" could be called "Driver 2009." However, it does offer some pleasures to fans of ...

Game Guru It is fact. Unfortunately, not everything Diesel does is as awesome as he himself. For example, “Wheelman” a new video game from Midway. “Wheelman” is supposed to take all the action and excitement of a Vin Diesel movie and put players in control. ... Review: Wheelman Boomtown

Game Guru  UK Wheelman is a game that's been development for what seems like an age. Not as long as Duke Nukem for sure, but we've been hearing about it for quite a while. And now it's actually here. The game that Midway has released feels an awful lot like it was ...

 Romania The most recent one has been the creator of Wheelman, Midway Newcastle, which said that it was much harder to bring the title to the PlayStation 3 than it was for the Xbox 360. Now, it seems that the creator of Killzone 2, one of the biggest titles at ...

 India Ubisoft, Midway and Tigon Studios announce that Wheelman has shipped. Wheelman is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC and is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. In Wheelman, Milo Burik gets caught in a crossfire of chaos and corruption ...

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 NY By Kat Bailey, 04/10/2009 The Midway saga has only gotten stranger since the company declared bankruptcy back in February. With Wheelman largely in the hands of Ubisoft, and the Mortal Kombat team reportedly considering a split, the ill-fated publisher ...

 CA If Starbreeze developed Riddick and Midway Newcastle developed Wheelman, where does Tigon fit into this mess? His answer just might shock you! [Disclaimer: Ian Steven's answer will likely not actually shock you, but you may find it interesting. ...

 NY But leave it to the great minds at Midway to come up with Wheelman, a game that seems intent on ripping off Driv3r---it's like trying to break into the grunge-rock scene with an Offspring tribute band. Once you read the words "GTA knock-off", ...

 Canada Developed by Midway in cooperation with Diesel's own Tigon Studios, Wheelman stars a digital Diesel as Milo Burik, an undercover agent who infiltrates Barcelona's criminal underworld. Wheelman's box features Diesel's face and name above the game's ...

 Canada By Richard Chow, Canwest News ServiceApril 8, 2009 Action star Vin Diesel puts his stamp on the latest Ubisoft action-driving video game, Wheelman. Co-developed by Diesel's game development house, Tigon Studios, and Midway Newcastle, the game allows ...

Reports suggest Midway have been in talks with Ubisoft for some weeks (the French publisher did recently publish Wheelman for the firm, too), while Warner's interest has been more recent. While Ubisoft have apparently been in pole position for some ...

Wheelman: Driving game. (Developers: Midway Studios Newcastle, Tigon Studios. Publishers: Midway Games, Ubisoft. $49.99-59.99 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. ESRB Rating: Teen.) The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena: First-person shooter. ... Wheelman - Review Planet Xbox 360

Wheelman, a joint effort between publishers Midway and Ubisoft, doesn't live up to its potential, but still proves to be a fun and wild ride. You play as Milo Burik, a beefy undercover agent and skilled driver-for-hire who arrives in Barcelona, Spain, ...

The original plan offered up to $3.755 million to executives and various notable development staff for a series of milestones, including the sale of the Wheelman franchise to Ubisoft; the sale of Mortal Kombat or formulation of a restructuring plan; ...

By Michael McWhertor Mortal Kombat publisher Midway caught some heat from its creditors and a government-appointed trustee over some questionable bonuses attached to the sale of its properties and a publishing agreement with Wheelman co-publisher Ubisoft.

By Luke Plunkett The notion that a bonus program designed to reward employees for past accomplishments could be considered an 'incentive' is simply disingenuous". Translation: it's stupid paying a bonus for selling Wheelman when it turns out Wheelman had already been sold before the bonus plan was dra...

As Midway continues to struggle to right their ship in the US during their Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it appears that for Midway Newcastle, things are business as usual. Having just finished Wheelman, Designer Simon Woodroffe revealed to Play.tm that ...

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This week Midway has released their latest game, Wheelman. Most of Midway's previous games contain references to it's other titles, and Wheelman is no exception. Right off the bat, in the first scene of the game there is a reference to Mortal Kombat in the form of the license plate for the bla...

Total Video Games  CA The highest new entry of the week was Midway and Ubisoft’s Wheelman, with the Xbox 360 version debuting at number 18 and the PS3 version coming in at number 29. In another success for console based strategy games EA’s Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 ...

 Canada Following on the success of the previous titles, Diesel will also launch an entirely new franchise with “The Wheelman,” in conjunction with Midway Studios and Ubisoft Entertainment. Vin Diesel is a fabulous guy and we really appreciated his time. ...

Midway Newcastle's Vin Diesel-starring Wheelman game may only just be with us, but game designer Simon Woodroffe (Simon the Sorcerer, to those in the know) has already revealed that his team are starting work in a brand new game, which looks to take ... Wheelman Review (Xbox 360) TeamXbox

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It’s clear that Midway wanted to combine the elements of a few different extreme-racing games in order to come up with a unique formula for Wheelman’s action. Burnout and FlatOut appear to be the general models upon which Wheelman has been formulated. ...

 UK Ubisoft has released a new trailer from Wheelman, showcasing this game developed by Midway-Newcastle in collaboration with Vin Diesel's Tigon Studios. Featuring car chases inspired by Hollywood's most famous action-sequences, Wheelman promises to ... RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week MCV

 UK by James Batchelor | Email a friend | Print A couple of high profile releases lead the way for a hefty line-up this week, with The Wheelman and Stormrise hitting the shelves on Friday. The Wheelman, now co-published by Ubisoft, is Midway’s ...

After Midway declared bankruptcy earlier this year, there was some question about whether the publisher had shipped its last game. That question will be answered (sort of) with next week's release of The Wheelman for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. ...

Now if only there was some way to keep the game in the same bracket of entertainment as the trailers, Midway and Ubisoft would be golden. Due out on March 24th for the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, The Wheelman tells a story of an undercover cop ...

 FL As a little bonus, we have a video (below) featuring the artist of the Wanted comic book, courtesy of Hollywood.com. Another dose of Hollywood is coming from Vin Diesel in The Wheelman, the Midway game that Ubisoft is helping to co-publish. ...

Midway's Wheelman has gone gold. The Wheelman is an action/adventure game for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Ubisoft will be co-publishing the game with Midway. "Combining spectacular Hollywood-style stunts with a gripping storyline, ... Xbox 360: Wheelman demo review Examiner.com

By elmundotech WHEELMAN is a trademark of Midway Home Entertainment Inc.  “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Ubisoft, U...

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A game made by Midway is nothing to get excited about. And yet Wheelman has a real lineage in spite of the name on its developer's door, not to mention absorbing gameplay that redefines the role of the automobile in driving games. ... Xbox 360: Wheelman demo review Examiner.com

NEWS - Wheelman (that other Vin Diesel game that isn't starring Riddick) will be published by Ubisoft, while Midway does the legwork on the development side.  Why Ubisoft?  Probably due to their strong distribution channels in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, France, G...

By Brian Crecente The development team in Newcastle, UK, has fine-tuned and polished Wheelman, especially in these last few months, to deliver a true Hollywood blockbuster experience," said Craig Duncan, studio head, Midway Studios – Newcastle Ltd. "The demo due out for Xbox 360 and PS3 will show that Wh...

By Mark Langshaw Midway's action-adventure game Wheelman has changed hands and will now be published by Ubisoft, according to Kotaku. The Japanese magazine claimed that orders for the game have been delayed indefinitely, with speculation suggesting ...

 CA - indicated the Midway/Ubisoft switch is going down and that retail orders have been put on hold "with expectations that Wheelman would be re-solicited, ...

 - Jan 20, 2009 By William Usher: 2009-01-20 10:02:52 Maybe the news about the delay of Midway's The Wheelman got you all down and dolor. But that's okay, because we feel ...

Game Informer Publisher Midway also wants to let you know, that, should you have made it this far into the post, the Wheelman web site is flush with new content. ... Midway Clarifies Wheelman Launch Date, Demo Plans Wired News Wheelman Delayed IGN

By gamepolitics As GamePolitics reported last month, Mortal Kombat publisher Midway was sold at the fire sale price of $100,000 to mystery investor Mark Thomas, who also assumed $150 million worth of Midway debt. It's worth noting that Midway is scheduled to release Wheelman on February 16th. Could sal...

By Jason Dobson When things are going south as quickly as they have gone for Midway, you take your victories where you can, though unless Midway expects next month's Diesel-fueled Wheelman to drive to the front door with a bag of cash, we wouldn't stop looking under the rug for loose change just yet.

An excerpt from the Q&A session on Wheelman: So, is Wheelman a driving game, or an action game? Read the full Wheelman Q&A session and see the latest game trailer below, from Midway’s Newcastle studio. For more information on Wheelman visit the official website here.

By Posted by forahobby 360-HQ today have a brand new full-list of achievements from Midway's "The Wheelman" video-game so we thought we had better give you a heads up on it's initial release date which is February 20th 2009 for Xbox 360, PC and the PS3! 360-Hq Game Database: Wheelman for Xbox 360

By elmundotech • For Wheelman™, TNA iMPACT!™ and Blitz: The League® II, Midway used both 3ds Max and Maya as its primary art packages, and MotionBuilder for character animation. As well, Midway integrated Autodesk Kynapse artificial intelligence middleware into the game engine of Wheelman,to give n...

By Mike Fahey Midway Confirms February 16, 2009, Scheduled as Global Ship Date for Wheelman™ Action-Packed Open-World Driving Game Featuring Vin Diesel Expected To Be Available On Store Shelves by Feb. 20 In North America and Europe About Wheelman

By Joystiq Staff PlayStation 2 travels through time to kill children Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe adds a killing Joker Wheelman pumps brakes, delayed until Q1 2009 Cryptic Studios job listing reveals Star Trek Online Toasty! Midway announces Mortal Kombat: Kollection for PS2

By Owen Good Midway • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe • Wheelman • TNA iMPACT! • Blitz the League II • This is Vegas • Unreal Tournament 3 • Game Party 2 • Touchmaster 2 • Mechanic Master • MidwayArcade.com Southpeak • Big Bang Mini • Igor The Game (Windows PC, Wii & Nintendo DS – September 2008)

By Leigh Alexander At its recent press event in Las Vegas, Midway announced Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and the troubled publisher is clearly hoping it, along with This is Vegas, TNA Impact!, The Wheelman Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360, and Blitz: The League II. The compa...

By ogood Midway Gamer's Day '08: Wheelman Midway Gamer's Day '08: This Is Vegas Midway Gamer's Day '08: TNA Impact Midway Gamer's Day '08: Unreal Tournament III Coming to Xbox 360 Midway Gamer's Day: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe First Characters Announced