The "Bloody Casino" is a long forgotten "GTA competitor"

2025-03-16 21:43:48|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

In the second half of the first decade of the 21st century, many gamers believe that the GTA series will sooner or later usher in a competitor that will not only compete with it, but will even surpass it in terms of picture quality.However, "Bloody Casino" is obscured in the long river of history.

Once upon a time, many game developers and publishers wanted to have their own "GTA".Some have done it successfully, and because of this, we can play games like the Escape series, Self-Defense or The Underworld Saints.However, there are also some people who fail to complete their projects, even if they look promising."Bloody Casino" developed by Steel Monkeys is one of them.

Las Vegas, New York, etc.

Steel Monkeys is a Glasgow-based British development team with a branch in Belarus.The studio has participated in the development of "Second-Road Master", "Chevray", "BAJA Off-Road Rally" and "Doomsday Melee".Although the quality of the projects they produced is fair, none of them can match the "level" of the GTA series.Their next game, "Bloody Casino", announced in 2006, was highly expected to change this situation.

"Bloody Casino" will bring us to the United States in the first decade of the 21st century.The protagonist is set as Vinny, a man with a disgraceful past, who we will meet at the moment he is released from prison after serving three years in prison.The protagonist will soon find out that his younger brother Tony is in serious trouble.Vinny rushed to rescue his younger brother without hesitation, but was involved in a conspiracy involving a criminal organization that shocked the United States.

(too) realistic picture

Little is known about the actual gameplay of "Bloody Casino".The developer revealed that the main plot of the game is Vinny's journey to Las Vegas, and he only has two days to complete the journey.During the protagonist's journey, he also visits other cities, the most notable of which is New York.

When the game was announced, this Steel Monkeys work was called "a copy of "GTA".Many players are eagerly looking forward to the showdown between the game and the new work of the Rockstar Games flagship series - Part 4.Judging from the quality of the picture design, "Bloody Casino" seems to have a good advantage, and its picture is surprisingly good (if not too good).

However, this project faced numerous difficulties from the beginning.The project started development in 2003 and after the Glasgow studio responsible for the project closed, development efforts were transferred to the Minsk branch.In 2006, it was officially announced that "Bloody Casino" would use the innovative AGEIA PhysX technology at the time, aiming to provide realistic physical effects for the game. It also uses the SpeedTreeRT software package to make the plant appearance in the game more realistic.One of the games that demonstrate this technical ability is "The Elder Scrolls 4: Annihilation".That's not all, during this time, Steel Monkeys purchased two motion capture systems to create animations independently without the help of an external team.

A problematic development process

At first, PC players were expected to experience it all, but in 2008, it was officially confirmed that Bloody Casino will also be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.In June 2008, the release time of Sony's third-generation home console (PlayStation 3) was delayed, and it was reported that the PC and Xbox 360 versions were almost ready.

However, we have reason to doubt whether the facts are true, because the developers did not quickly disclose more specific information about the project, nor did they release relevant materials to show the actual effects of the game.In February 2009, IGN received confirmation from developers that the game is still in production.What is the result? Unfortunately, the progress is very small.

Three years later, Bloody Casino reappeared, with the studio website and its Twitter account posting an announcement saying the Steel Monkeys team's "almost ready" project is underway for beta testing.The last mention of "Bloody Casino" was around 2015, when the studio's website still stated that the game was in development.

The future is uncertain

So what happened to the Steel Monkeys team? After the disbandment of the Glasgow team, the Minsk branch became the only remaining part of the studio's gaming industry.Unfortunately, based on the available information, it is difficult to judge the fate of the developers of "Bloody Casino".The studio's last news on Facebook was posted in 2017 and its official website is not even accessible.Still, information on LinkedIn shows that the company is still operating and employing employees.On the other hand, this information may be just outdated data, and for some reason the relevant personal data has not been updated.

In any case, there is no sign that Bloody Casino will be released.

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