Midway Newcastle Moving on to Next Project; Ubisoft “Vindicated” Design Decisions

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 they’ve already begun to prepare for their next release, which “will be open-world for sure,” and build on the technology used in Wheelman. In addition, it seems that they hope to work in one of Vin Diesel’s more daunting requests for Wheelman, which included “some giant multiplayer stuff.”

Woodroffe also expresses confidence in Ubisoft publishing the game, noting that they will “do a great job of bringing this game to market.” He adds that “Ubisoft will deal with any negative connotations well. As a designer you want as many people as possible to play your game, if this helps that then great. They’re a great company with quality products. We’re honoured to be among Prince of Persia, Assassin’s Creed, etc on their playlist.”

“The arrival of Ubisoft was vindication for our design decisions, it was really good that an external vote of confidence could come in. It helped us push on and finish the game.”