Midway introduces 'This is Vegas' to Xbox 360, PS3, PC
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Feb 6th 2008 at 9:01AM }
According to the press release, it's "an open world, lifestyle action experience, where players will live out their Vegas fantasies by fighting, gambling, driving and partying their way through the most decadent, fast-paced and wildest city in the world." Said gambling, driving and partying will occur in a world devised by Midway's internal studio, Surreal Software. The Suffering and Drakan developer is currently aiming for a Winter 2008 release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Studio head Alan Patmore says the team is "thrilled" to indulge our "wildest Vegas fantasies," though fails to specify whether that includes the one where we become an inconsiderate, alcoholic grandmother addicted to shaking hands with the one-armed bandit. There will, however, be "partying in the hottest night clubs, racing in underground circuits," playing at the tables, impromptu barroom brawls and (presumably) other exciting, lifestyle action experiences. This is Vegas, baby.
Gallery: This is Vegas
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
paragraph @ Feb 6th 2008 9:08AM
Interesting: Will this have any digitally orgasmic sex simulators in it? Vegas isn't Vegas without sex with either a random stranger or a hooker...
But on a more serious note, i might have to rent this if/when it comes out, just to try and see how open it is ;)
StrangeBum @ Feb 6th 2008 9:49AM
As long as you can trip on mushrooms and go see a Cirque de Soleil style show. It's alright in my book ;-D
one i blind @ Feb 6th 2008 10:17AM
agreed! Must have Trance Vibrators.
fyreblazer @ Feb 6th 2008 9:14AM
So this is basically The Sims: Vegas Edition...pass
Corey B. @ Feb 6th 2008 9:32AM
This is retarded.
Erwos @ Feb 6th 2008 9:40AM
Anyone else notice the topless chick in the concept pic? Lower right, flashing everyone like it's Mardi Gras. I gotta say, a bit of an early morning surprise. I'm not saying the 'stiq should change it, but... hrmph.
Ignoring gratuitous nudity for a second, it sounds like an interesting concept for a game. If they emphasize the social aspects and provide some sort of persistent multiplayer, I think it could be fun. Sort of like "The Sims", just with an edge.
DeadPlasmaCell @ Feb 6th 2008 3:59PM
Yea, but my attention was diverted away by the chicks fat ass in the middle sporting that thong holding on for dear sweet life.
Virduk @ Feb 6th 2008 9:42AM
A mini-game collection, and its not on Wii!
Huzzah.
Nate @ Feb 6th 2008 9:43AM
Yawn.
And Erwos.... she's wearing pasties.... and is a drawing.
StrangeBum @ Feb 6th 2008 9:46AM
Tonight! We dine! in Le Cirque!!!
Blue_Falcon @ Feb 6th 2008 9:51AM
THIS...IS...SP-Vegas?
Zootittles @ Feb 6th 2008 9:53AM
It's not Vegas without Mexicans snapping call girl cards at you.
NATO_Duke @ Feb 6th 2008 10:07AM
This is shovelware crap of a whole new debased level. I really can think of few titles I have less interest in.
fyreblazer @ Feb 6th 2008 2:41PM
LOL @ Zoot
+1 for you sir. That's my favorite part of going to Vegas. Collect them all!
spoo @ Feb 6th 2008 9:59AM
I needed this last night since the wife kept on bugging me last night with, "We need to back to Vegas."
If this was out I could of just popped it in and said here you go instead of trying to figure out how to afford another Vegas trip.
CassilineKnight @ Feb 6th 2008 10:18AM
Oh...COLORS! Purdy!
I must admit my interest is a lil piqued....but I'll just wait and see.
Brilliam @ Feb 6th 2008 10:33AM
Where's the picture where the Rainbow Six guys pop out and start downing tangos?
ANt @ Feb 6th 2008 10:34AM
THIS IS.........
EXTREMELY LAME.
kbomb1upc @ Feb 6th 2008 10:53AM
LAME....
....THIS IS VEGAS....
Sorry someone had to do it.
MonkeyMan @ Feb 6th 2008 3:03PM
I think i see Jack Thompson Rounding the corner
Khuffie @ Feb 6th 2008 10:51AM
You know, if you're going to link to a Drakan tag, at least have other posts tagged with Drakan to go to.
In other news, I loved that game.
Ludwig Kietzmann @ Feb 6th 2008 11:06AM
Honestly, I didn't think anybody would be interested enough to click on that. :D
Knoxximus @ Feb 6th 2008 10:52AM
I live in Vegas...and let me tell you...it's not that exciting.
baby sea tuna @ Feb 6th 2008 11:29AM
I know what you mean. I live in Super Mario World and there's no egg-laying dragons, wrench-throwing moles, or mushrooms that make you huge. It's all just trickery for the tourists.
Evan @ Feb 6th 2008 10:53AM
At least they are trying something new. We have enough open-world gangster simulators and war simulators, a Vegas simulator may be a much needed breath of fresh air.
itouchmyself @ Feb 6th 2008 11:52AM
YES! Virtual Herpes!!
Joe Smith @ Feb 6th 2008 11:53AM
Sounds pretty lame.
Deck @ Feb 6th 2008 12:02PM
How stupid. There's... nothing of substance or exciting here.
Way to go Midway! Kicking dirt yet again!
Richard @ Feb 6th 2008 12:18PM
If you can't snort coke off a hookers ass then what's the point of the game?
yojimb0 @ Feb 6th 2008 2:30PM
Uh, none of my vegas fantasies are permissible by the ESRB.
captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Feb 6th 2008 1:03PM
(I can't believe no one has said it yet)
THIS IS SPARTA!
Eric @ Feb 6th 2008 3:21PM
This is... ass
The3rdNuisance @ Feb 6th 2008 4:32PM
Finally I can get robbed by a penguin named Sally who throws me into a pit of cannibal prostitutes as they desperately try to eat me alive while I sit in my protective sphere made entirely from the bodies of 5 billion pill bugs that start climbing me up and out of said pit, until Goku, or Kakkarot as the cool people call him, charges up a spirit bomb for 3 weeks only to start airing re-runs, and 2 years later finally shoots it at me, and I magically turn into a giant snail that can live for three thousand years until I die and all the pill bugs scatter into the Earth eventually to kill all the trees and form the giant snail Snai-Boohoo....
... God Emperor of Dune was a messed up book.
Shockgamer @ Feb 7th 2008 2:51AM
I miss it when GTA 3 was so new and fresh.
Now it looks like every game wants to make you gopher across some city to do silly things.