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This is Vegas folds 'til '09

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jul 2, 2008 10:45 am PT

Midway's Sin City sim won't make original release date; publisher says it needs the extra time to make it a must-have title.

As a de facto den of indulgence where long nights have been known to stretch into even longer days, Las Vegas doesn't necessarily encourage punctuality. With Midway Games seeking to recapture the total Vegas experience in its upcoming This is Vegas, it's not entirely surprising that the game won't be sticking to its originally announced release date.

Always enjoy responsibly.

A Midway representative confirmed for GameSpot today that This is Vegas has been delayed to 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. However, it will be appearing in playable form at the E3 Media & Business Summit.

"Midway is committed to developing and publishing the best quality products. It is important for us to make sure the game was given the development time needed in order to make This is Vegas a triple-A videogame and a must-have for all PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC owners."

This is Vegas is in development at Surreal Software, the studio behind The Suffering and its sequel, Ties That Bind. The game takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the notorious Nevada city, depicting its many vices through open-world gameplay. In addition to the expected casino action, the game also lets players indulge in some spirited partying, which could segue naturally into another of the game's focal points, brawling.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

85 Comments

  • STR33TFiR3

    Posted May 21, 2009 9:13 am PT

    The preview sounds good. Can't wait!

  • Dogswithguns

    Posted Jul 13, 2008 4:39 am PT

    I dunno. all I want is a great poker game. maybe this it it but will wait n see....

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 11:43 am PT

    Sounds very mundane and simply not exciting, as well as sounding like a possible GTA clone. Thanks, but no thanks!

  • ShadeZ

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 8:02 am PT

    Maybe the title should stay in Vegas... permanently.

  • King_Jeremy_77

    Posted Jul 5, 2008 3:41 pm PT

    Another one pushed 'til 2009.

  • puppiemaster

    Posted Jul 5, 2008 3:11 am PT

    Could be interesting, wonder what its on-line side will contain, hope its not just a poker sim at heart

  • godzillavskong

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 7:28 pm PT

    Too many other good games coming out to waste time on this one. I''ll wait to see what the reviews are 1st, then maybe.

  • ps3thabest

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 8:55 am PT

    might not get it if i cant kill any1

  • latin_boi

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:03 pm PT

    Hate to burst your bubble Midway, but this is never gonna be a "must have title"

  • Ranteal

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 12:01 pm PT

    Dude, shallow? The whole world is shallow, where you been.

  • akiwak

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:52 am PT

    I'll be the Judge of it: "This is VEGAS" I live here in Las Vegas and all I do is Buy/Sell drugs, pimp-slap my prostitutes, gamble, beat the crap out people talking smack, and drive around nice cars.
    I wonder if the game will be anything like that...

  • imperial_agent

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:41 am PT

    This game needs to be delayed indefinately. The entire idea behind is shallow. No one wants to play a simulated night-club experience. The type who would aren't into video games anyway. And to think this game was actually proposed by some game designer or company executive, went through board meetings and discussed by reasonably intelligent people... and STILL GOT THE OKAY to be developed.

  • Ranteal

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:28 am PT

    Dont forget have blond,chubby girlfriends. Oh and Fallout 3 will be fantastic, but you wont be able to feel a stripper and get into a fight with a bouncer in that game(I dont think)

  • wopafoona

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 10:32 am PT

    I never said to act like a choir boy. I also said that this is a free country. You like this game? Buy it. But let's point out the obvious. This "game" is a simulator. A douche bag simulator. And it will be a big hit with Guido's who spray tan themselves orange, wear too much hair gel and wear sunglasses indoors. I bet this game will even smell like booze, cigarettes and body odor drenched in cologne. But i'm sure it will give me a reason not to play actual games, like Fallout 3 and Fable 2 and Alpha Protocol and....

  • Ranteal

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:47 am PT

    So what do want a game about there wopafoona? Recycling and donating to charity? Come on man, were all going down the john with the rest of humanity, might as well have a good time while your doing it. I mean if this aint your cup o tea, Im sure there some sweet bible games out threre for a fun loving guy like yerself.

  • Richmaester6907

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:39 am PT

    This wasted a few MB of internet space just by writing the news of its delay

  • wopafoona

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 8:41 am PT

    Vegas is a hollow facade that tempts people with empty promises and delivers broken dreams. It's where hope goes to die. I don't even have to point out the humor of anyone paying for a video game version of that. Also, it speaks volumes about the kind of person you are or the person you want to become. Drinking, gambling, and brawling? Why don't they just call it "Douchetard: The Game"?

    If you actually buy this game, odds are you'll say one of these two phrases:

    "I can't afford to go to that city and get raped out of my cash so i'll just sit home and play the game i paid for..." or "I got into a bar fight there last weekend over something stupid, i have a court case pending and can't go there so i'll just play the game i paid for...."

    Moist layers of stupid with a creamy stupid center covered in a stupid candy shell. What i'm saying is this: This game = stupid candy for douchetards.

    But hey, it's a free country.

  • guppieface

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 8:40 am PT

    This will be cancelled. i saw a video online and it is as boring as it sounds. They will cancel this game, they probably realize that it will not recoup their costs, even if the cost of production is obviously low. It showed a lot of activities: the dancing (probably the most involved part of it, but still wayyyyy simple and dumb, you should see the 70's style "moves") the bartending (zzzzzzzzz), fighting (also super simple, think punching in the ps2 GTA games, but simpler animations and no challenge), and the one I was waiting for, wet t-shirt contest: the video game knockers look the same as if you were playing tomb raider. if that makes you super horny, you must be named mario or sonic. all the minigames are terrible, just play the demo if you can if you are the least bit curious: TERRRRIBLE. a must have title this could never be, maybe they think that saying that will hype it to halo 3 hype . that shows how dumb these shovelware developers are

  • BewilderedRonin

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 8:33 am PT

    @ mrjasler

    They can't "make it R rated" because 1) that is not the classification that thye use for games and 2) the G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 rating used by the MPAA are copyrighted. Besides, rated M (for Mature) is the exact same thing as being rated R (restricted to minors under 17 unless accompanied by an adult). If you mean you want the devs to take it to a more mature content level, that would be AO (Adults Only).

    It goes like this: E=G, T=PG-13, M=R, AO=NC-17

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