Midway says This Is Vegas @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on February 06, 2008

News: Surreal, the team behind The Suffering takes up a new life of sin.

Midway has announced that Surreal Software, their in-house studio responsible for the underrated The Suffering, is hard at work on a new project for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game will be known as This Is Vegas and will be an open-world take on returning Sin City to its glory days.

According to Midway, the game sounds like a mix of the lifestyle-gaming of The Sims and the criminal (and driving) aspects of Grand Theft Auto.

Don't believe me? Here's what Midway had to say:

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. Party hard at the hottest clubs to make VIP connections. Grow your bankroll by hitting high stakes tables. Race the fastest cars on the underground circuit to raise your reputation. Fight off enemies with fists and firearms to prove your strength. Where you go and what you do is your call whether counting cards, seducing dangerous women, cruising the strip or starting bar brawls, you must put the sin back in sin city.

This Is Vegas is currently scheduled to ship by the end of the year. We'll have more soon.