This Is Vegas Cancelled
No more living the high life.
Published: 20:16, 24/08/2010 by Josh [JoshHood].
6News comes today from CVG that Warner Bros have cancelled the sandbox game This Is Vegas, more than two years after its announcement.
Announced way back in April 2008, This Is Vegas was supposed to have players trying to dance, seduce and gamble their way to the top of Sin City, but very little has been heard about the game since. Apparently, a “cast iron source” has told CVG that it has now been canned. The source says that Warner quietly shut the game’s developers, Surreal Software, down back in June this year.
Warner picked the game up as part of Midway’s assets last year, by which point the project had already cost $43 million. It is estimated that to complete the project would’ve brought the grand total to over $50 million between Midway and Warner. “It’s a ridiculous waste of money,” said CVG’s source. “A silly budget when you think that games like Konami’s Saw – which made profit – were built with around $3m and BlackLight Tango Down was made for $2.5m.”
We’ve yet to hear anything from Warner on an official cancellation, but with the studio shuttered and development halted, it shouldn’t be too long.
Source: CVG
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24/08/2010 at 20:20
Member since: Aug 2008
Oh wow, I have forgotten about that game. I was looking forward to that game(When i rememberd it).
24/08/2010 at 20:20
Member since: Jan 2009
I always thought that ever since Midway went south. Shame though.
24/08/2010 at 20:21
Member since: Aug 2009
Seems like a complete waste of funds, but to be honest what little of the game I saw didn’t get me excited!
25/08/2010 at 10:11
Member since: Apr 2009
it really didn’t look that good. just seemed like a watered down GTA to me
24/08/2010 at 20:22
Member since: Aug 2009
Thats is a high price to pay, oh dear….. This is Vegas would’ve been interesting :(
24/08/2010 at 20:23
Member since: Feb 2009
Wow, those sized budgets are ridiculous for games with the exception of the top AAA’s. Shame.
24/08/2010 at 20:38
Member since: Sep 2009
Wait a minute it has already cost £43M and it would need another £50M to complete, or it would need ‘just’ £7M to complete it for a total budget of £50M? If it’s the latter surely that’s a crazy waste of money!! Surely the game couldn’t have been so bad for it not to even make the £7M back, given that £43M is already a sunk cost???
24/08/2010 at 21:09
Member since: Feb 2009
“the grand total to over $50 million” so 50 mill overall. Still a huge amount though, as you said.
25/08/2010 at 02:29
Member since: Nov 2009
for a multiplateform game of its shown standards as well…
25/08/2010 at 11:30
Member since: Aug 2010
Well it is a huge waste now isn’t it. It’s $43m completely wasted. Now if the game was released, and made $30m back it would’nt be so bad, but now it’s a waste of $43m
24/08/2010 at 20:47
Member since: Aug 2009
Obviously a huge shame but I’m not in the least surprised to find myself reading this news.
24/08/2010 at 20:52
Member since: Aug 2009
Man, I can remember watching trailers for this at the start of 2009 or so and it actually looked to be in a fairly advanced state of development at that time. Guess not.
24/08/2010 at 22:47
Member since: Aug 2010
Wow(!) Think I saw that coming this time last year. Always think it was a questionable idea for a game concept but it’s still always sad to see all the money used so far effectively wasted. Just goes to show the high pressures the industry faces these days with the likes of this and Real Time Worlds recent issues.
24/08/2010 at 22:58
Member since: Jul 2009
Looked like a bit of goofy fun to be honest. Wouldn’t have bought it, probably rented it, since I think it looked pretty cool. But ah well, won’t have that chance to play it now I guess.