As previously reported, Midway's This is Vegas is a new 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."Our dreams wouldn't involve fighting - we could think of better things to do with (preferably naked) big breasted women, but each to their own.Anyway, we've got some new ...
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Feb 11, 2008

Did Midway Buckle to Las Vegas Political Pressure in Naming New Game?

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360 - This is Vegas - Did Midway Buckle to Las Vegas Political Pressure in Naming New Game?

Last week Midway announced a new title, This is Vegas, set to release later this year. The open-world game looks to be a Grand Theft Auto knock-off with perhaps a bit of a satirical flair.

While perusing the press release, GamePolitics couldn't help wondering whether Midway execs had bowed to political and/or legal pressure over the game's title. GamePolitics readers may recall that in March of 2007 the site covered a dust-up between Las Vegas city officials and Midway over the phrase Only in Vegas.
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Feb 7, 2008

Surfer Girl on Star Wars MMO, Boom Blox

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360 - This is Vegas - Surfer Girl on Star Wars MMO, Boom Blox

Surfer Girl says that the next year's Star Wars MMO, not being developed by BioWare or Sony Online Entertainment, will launch simultaneously for PC and consoles alongside the debut of the first Star Wars TV series in fall 2009, of which the storylines of the game will tie into.

According to her, LucasArts already have a second online title planned that has nothing to do with Star Wars.
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Feb 7, 2008

This is Vegas Gigs

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360 - This is Vegas - This is Vegas Gigs

by Erik Brudvig

Got some time to kill?
Your trials begin when you meet Joey Nissan, a dimwitted entrepreneur who has had greater success making friends than he has money. He shows you around and it isn't long before you start completing main story missions and gigs. This is where your quest to get out of the roach motels and into the penthouses truly begins.
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Feb 6, 2008

This is Vegas! Or The Sims for lads

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360 - This is Vegas - This is Vegas! Or The Sims for lads

By Mike Jackson:

This is Vegas is a new open world game headed for PS3, 360 and PC in winter this year.

Midway describes the game as a "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." Sounds like a meatier version of The Sims - "one we'd actually play".

"When a powerful businessman begins turning Vegas into a family-friendly tourist trap, you must start your own powerful empire and resurrect the famous adult playground," explains Midway.
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Feb 5, 2008

Midway & Surreal Next Big Title: This is Vegas

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360 - This is Vegas - Midway & Surreal Next Big Title: This is Vegas

Midway and Surreal reveal their next big title.

There's an original game in the works up at Surreal's Seattle studio that's looking to put the sin back in Sin City. Prepare yourself for a different approach to the open-world game. This is Vegas takes the oft visited genre and fills it with everything Las Vegas is known for: gambling, parties, fast cars and scantily clad girls. All of that and you won't even have to take out a second mortgage on your house to foot the bill.
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Aug 5, 2009

Velvet Assassin's Developer Shuts Down

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360 - Velvet Assassin - Velvet Assassin's Developer Shuts Down

Worthplaying.com writes:

"Set in WW2, Velvet Assassin is a 3rd person shooter combining intense battles with guerrilla missions, featuring extensive stealth elements and challenging puzzles. Rumored over the past few days, now confirmed by lead game programmer Claus Praefcke, German based Replay Studios is shutting down."
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May 1, 2009

New X360 Game (Velvet Assassin) has Dashboard Image On Disk

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360 - Velvet Assassin - New X360 Game (Velvet Assassin) has Dashboard Image On Disk

"We just our review copy of Velvet Assassin in and I noticed something different right off the bat. Velvet Assassin is now sporting the what was once online only dashboard image - offline. Seems that new 360 games will have that small JPEG on the disk, allowing gamers to get a nice look at what's inside their DVD tray when they are offline."
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May 1, 2009

SouthPeak Games Ships Velvet Assassin

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360 - Velvet Assassin - SouthPeak Games Ships Velvet Assassin

SouthPeak Games announced today that Velvet Assassin, their stealth-action WWII title has departed on its final mission to retail shelves in North America. Released for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, Velvet Assassin chronicles the life and times of Violette Summer, a British secret agent behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany. Sneaking through the shadows, armed only with a knife and firearms procured on-site, Violette faces some of the most heart-stopping missions the world never knew.
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Apr 29, 2009

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 26, 2009

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360 - Velvet Assassin - 411mania's Release List for the Week of April 26, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Persona, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, and Velvet Assassin.
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