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This is Vegas is not dead, still in production photo

People who pre-ordered This is Vegas from GameStop in hot anticipation for some wicked blackjack action reportedly received calls from the retailer within the last week or so. The representatives told pre-orderers that This is Vegas was cancelled and then probably tried to advise the people in question to shift their reserve to some other game that won’t hit for another decade. These supposed calls led to a belief that the Midway-developed property was toast.

This is not true. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, the proud new owner of Midway Games, recently told G4TV that the game is still in production.

“This is Vegas has no been cancelled,” a WBIE spokesperson said. “The game is currently in production.”

That’s it, folks. No other information was given, which isn’t unusual. We haven’t heard anything of substance about This is Vegas in a long, long time.







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covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 09:05
covah
That game looked so stupid that I actually wanted to play it
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 09:06
BluDesign
I can't see what purpose this game will serve. It doesn't seem to be a 1:1 scale version of the city and, at best will offer a PG-13 version of what Vegas is really like In all respects. Other than casino games I don't see what this game is offering as a standout. Games with real content and real meaning have gotten in the way of this flash in the pan.
Sean Daisy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 09:22
Sean Daisy
Judging from the screenshot, you get to punch Scott Caan in the face.
Interesting.
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 09:29
SuitcoatAvenger
I'm excited about this game for sheer idiocy factor alone, and I expect the main character, Broseph Popcollar, to become a pillar of gaming culture akin to Master Chief or Lara Croft.
amalgamut00's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 09:56
amalgamut00
I had somebody come in and put their reserve on SAW for the Xbox 360. Now our store is going to get more copies of this game because of the kid. Hope he has his dad with him on the release date though, it is a naughty M rated game.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 10:02
Maurice Tan
Well, Vegas is hit hard by the economy isn't it?
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 10:25
Qraze
this shit will suck. no nudity,no gambling, no legal prostitutes and no legal pot smoking? this is "not" vegas. fuck the esrb.
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 10:25
Holiday
Didn't this game have a mini-game where you syncro-danced to bad techno?
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 10:48
Corak
So from the screen shot there I get to punch douchebags? OK that sounds good. But I highly doubt the rest of the game will actually be like Vegas. You know the Mexicans flipping hooker cards on the street, the 70 year old chain smoker next to you at the blackjack table, the NASCAR fans in town for a race that reek of cheap beer and B.O., the fat guy mouth breathers that walk slower than a turtle on the sidewalks, the foreign guy with a unibrow, and don't forget the guys who shout "Vegas Baby" all the damn time. Yea that was my last trip there in a nutshell, but it wasn't all bad. When walking back to my room one night I met a pimp there whose shoes probably cost more than my car. He was one of the most "unique" guys I've ever met, yea he tried to get me a girl, but me not into paying for sex and probably a guaranteed STD, I passed, but we joked and laughed for a bit and then I went up to my room. Unless this game can create that epic talk we had I'll pass.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 11:33
Rockvillian
Can I just have a douche bag punching simulator?
Genius's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 11:36
Genius
Oh joy! The game I completely forgot existed still exists.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 11:53
Chronic Logic
Damn, this game dropped off my radar a year or two ago.
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 13:31
BS3 Owner
*Look's Up at Comments*
I'm still down for a buy on day one!
(( If it's got some good Dance/Electronica in it.
I might buy two copies. ))

Seriously I've been to Vegas a couple times.
(( I lived in Northern Arizona for 5 years. ))

It may smell like sweat & urine at some places...
But hey I'm not complaining, alot of Big Cities do.
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 14:10
RiotMonster
I remember wanting to play this, then completely forgot about it..
pokemisha's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 14:44
pokemisha
Does anyone even care anymore...?
I doubt its going to be available for this holiday season so we are looking at yet ANOTHER game for Spring 2010? Or summer? ugh...
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2009 16:47
Darren Nakamura
I was actually wondering this the other day. Not that I'm interested in it, just that I hadn't heard much about it in awhile.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2009 03:12
The Amazing Shenazin
I was wondering what happened to this game the other day too
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2009 07:00
casualweaponry
I stopped caring when they changed the main character so that he no longer resembles Nick Chester.

I want my Nick Chester life simulator dammit!
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