Midway Gamers’ Day: Gambling, partying, fighting … This Is Vegas

Partying. Gambling. Driving.Fighting. What else is there to do while in Las Vegas? (Don’t answer that.) Seattle-based developer Surreal Software (The Suffering) thinks that all you’ll really need to get immersed in the hyper-realistic world of their upcoming decadent open-world romp for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, This Is Vegas.
When tyrannical fast food mogul Preston Boyer wants to turn Las Vegas his vision of a family friendly tourist trap, you have no choice – you have to party harder, race faster, and spray down girls in the occasional wet t-shirt contest. Oh yes, this is the world of This Is Vegas.  
Just by watching one of the game’s trailers, the game can easily be (incorrectly) pegged as a  “Grand Theft Auto rip-off,” but Surreal seem intent on doing everything they can differentiate itself from the pack. Sure, you can hop into (read: steal) cars and race all over […]

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