Midway has had a rocky 2008 as it fired its CEO, shut down a development studio in Los Angeles, and cut a large portion of its Austin, Texas based dev studio. Yet its current interim CEO Matt Booty has denied recent rumors that it will soon shut down its UK based studio. According to a chat at Gamesindustry.biz, Booty is quoted as saying that Midway has a "very strong commitment to that studio" and plans to stick with it "for the long term."

The UK studio is currently working on Wheelman (one of only two upcoming Midway games due for the PC), the action-driving title that "stars" actor Vin Diesel (who is also assisting with the game's design). Originally slated for release this fall, Midway has pushed the game's release date back to the first quarter of 2009.