Warner Bros Interactive has laid off about 25 employees across its three Seattle-based studios--Monolith Productions (F.E.A.R. 2), Snowblind Studios (Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance) and Surreal Software (The Suffering)--Shacknews has learned.

With E3 and its countless parties coming up, these timely new This is Vegas screenshots from publisher Midway caution us of the dangers of drinking to excess.

Once expected to arrive this year, the open-world and many party-based activities of Surreal's This is Vegas, including wet t-shirt contests, are now slated to hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009.

Publisher Midway has released an video walkthrough from the open-world title This Is Vegas, showcasing the title's party component and its multiple activities.

Included in the eight minutes of footage are bartending, puking, pissing, mingling, dancing, a fight with a douche bag boyfriend, and a wet t-shirt contest. Not included is this golden line from the playable demo at Midway's Gamers Day: "Fuck you kid. I eat meat and shit bullets." Read more »

Direct from the Midway Gamers Day comes a metric ton of screenshots and artwork from many of its upcoming titles, including Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360), the Xbox 360 version of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 3, This Is Vegas (PC, PS3, X360) and more.

If available, more information can be found by clicking on a game's name. Be sure to click through for the complete list, as the full breadth of content is far too meaty to fit in a single front page post. Read more »

Now available on FileShack is the first trailer for This Is Vegas, the open-world action game from Surreal Software unveiled the other day. You can stream the movie below.

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The next project from Surreal Software is an open-world effort known as This Is Vegas, reports IGN.

In development for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, the title centers around a madman's efforts to turn Las Vegas into a family-friendly getaway. To combat this and prove that the city is an adults-only destination, players will engage in reckless driving, fist fights, gun fights, and gambling, as well as witness the saucy dance moves of multiple barely-clothed ladies. Read more »