Playboy: The Mansion flirts with gold

Ready your velvet smoking jackets, gentlemen. Arush Entertainment, in conjunction with Groove Games, has announced that Playboy: The Mansion has gone gold and is off to production. The game, developed by Cyberlore Studios for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC, will be on store shelves January 25.

In the game, players assume the role of one of the world's luckiest men: adult magazine mogul Hugh Hefner. As Hef, gamers build the Playboy magazine empire from scratch and cavort with the various "perks" that come with the job.

“Gamers are now one step closer to virtually walking through the doors of the Playboy Mansion and experiencing a world of photo shoots, celebrity-filled parties, and midnight rendezvous in the grotto,” said Jim Perkins, president of Arush Publishing.

Playboy: The Mansion is rated "M" for Mature and has an SRP of $49.99. For more information, be sure to read our latest hands-on preview and previous coverage.