Midway Games today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Ubisoft. The French company will publish Wheelman and will be in charge of sales, marketing, and distribution of the game in North America, South America, Australia and several European countries. Midway will continue developing Wheelman and will retain the rights to the franchise going forward.

"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 gamers will enjoy."

"Ubisoft's decision to join Midway in a co-publishing agreement is a gratifying validation of Wheelman's potential," commented Matt Booty, president and CEO, Midway. "Ubisoft has a proven expertise at bringing new IP to market, which will allow us to reach a broader consumer segment with Wheelman, while helping Midway to balance the risk profile of our product portfolio."

Wheelman will release March 24, 2009 for PS3, PC and Xbox 360.