Midway Newcastle's Vin Diesel-starring driving-action game Wheelman will hit PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 16, 2009, Midway announced today.

Originally slated to arrive in 2007, the oft-delayed open-world effort was co-produced by "action-film megastar" Diesel, with his production company, Tigon Studios, said to have worked on the game "in close partnership" with Midway Newcastle.

Both Tigon and Midway expect an eventual feature film, with a script in development.

"This is not just another run-of-the-mill, licensed Hollywood knock-off," asserted Midway CEO Matt Booty. "Wheelman features revolutionary new game design mechanics like cinematic super moves and vehicular combat. Once you experience Wheelman's Vehicle Melee, you'll never want to play another driving game without it!"

Sure, it's not out until next February, but that doesn't mean Midway is going to let you forget about its open-world, Vin Diesel-starring driving-action game Wheelman.

Today's new screenshots hail from the "Bringing It Home" mission, which seems to put PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 players in a fierce, no-holds-barred semi-on-semi battle. Meanwhile, a new gameplay video examines the game's second missions.

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Ever want to see Vin Diesel driving a junker that looks too small for his masculine build? Well, today is your day, and there'll be much more where that comes from when Midway Newcastle's open-world driving-action game hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next year.

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Midway has delayed the release of its open-world Vin Diesel-starring driving-action game Wheelman (PC, PS3, 360) until the first quarter of 2009, reports Kotaku.

The oft-postponed game, once due in 2007 and then expected sometime this year, was apparently pushed to provide Midway Studios Newcastle more development time, and hopefully, result in a better product.

Midway has released the E3 2008 trailer for Wheelman (PS3, X360), offering a cinematic look at the open world action racer in development at Midway Newcastle, with help from Vin Diesel's Tigon Studios. Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.

Midway sends along nine new screenshots from The Wheelman, the open-world driving game starring Vin Diesel. No release date has been announced for the Midway Newcastle / Tigon Studios project, which is in development for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Publisher Midway has released two new screenshots from Wheelman, its upcoming open-world PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 driving-shooting effort. Sporting the likeness of Vin Diesel, a loose recreation of Barcelona along with vehicle and on-foot gameplay, the Midway Studios Newcastle-developed game hits this fall.

Direct from the Midway Gamers Day comes a metric ton of screenshots and artwork from many of its upcoming titles, including Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360), the Xbox 360 version of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 3, This Is Vegas (PC, PS3, X360) and more.

If available, more information can be found by clicking on a game's name. Be sure to click through for the complete list, as the full breadth of content is far too meaty to fit in a single front page post.

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