Midway: "GTA IV moved the bar"

The developer behind Midway’s The Wheelman has revealed it had to rework crucial aspects of the gameplay after GTA IV changed gamers’ expectation for open-world action titles.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com, the game’s creative director Simon Woodroffe said: Our game was already quite different, but GTA IV moved the bar in terms of what people expected from an open world driving game."

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