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Website GameAxis.com released a further part of their program GAX Point. In the new part, reporter Jimmy Wartooth gave opportunity to visit 2K Czech studio in Brno. Martin Zavrel show us Joe’s flat on the computer, and part of the studio, when developers form a cut scenes. Than he show us composing music by internal composer Matus Siroky. Also, we can see some new footage from the gameplay.

UPDATE 21th April: Gamplay footage has been temporarily removed from the video

Official message: “Sorry guys. gameplay has been temporarily removed on request by Take-Two. You’ll notice that every other gaming site complied too, Gamespot’s Interview video has also been removed from the main site, though it’s already populated through YouTube. We will re-enable the video with gameplay later in the week, but for now, the studio tour is still here. Enjoy.”

UPDATE 22th April:  I find a complete video, including gamplay footage in high definition. You can download it <here>.

Source: http://mafiatown.gram.pl, GameAxis.com

Czech gaming site this morning out the new preview, which also included an interview with Jarek Kolar, which was acquired on the presentation in 2K Czech studio in Brno. Jarek examines the mechanisms and approaches the game world of one of most expected games of the year. (Interview is in the Czech language so we’ll try to tranlate it soon.

Here is most interesting things of the preview:

This game is mainly about the story and atmosphere The game actually contains a own developed system of Cinematic radio. This is a system that will pick the right car music (slow, fast, sad, fun etc..) For a given situation. In the game will appear about 250 models of people. Their physical appearance and clothing will vary based on the passage of time in the game There is about 100 interiors In the iterior you can destroy almost everything. For example, when you destroy the pub, so depends on the owner, if it reports to the police or the deal itself. Also, it will take a while before pub will work again Transport is controlled by three systems: Respawn vehicles in the parking lot, for near transport and for transport to one kilometer. Ordinary people have different activities, behave naturally and have their own AI People behave differently when they are alone, or in a group Will be Czech localization with dubbing! (satisfy fans from the Czech – US :)) There is no difference between The Christmas trailer graphics and graphics in the game Fistic duels are very exciting Missions may be accomplished in several ways (extortion, bribery, shooting, stealth crawling) is up to you which way choose Source: hrej.cz

Another preview of a series appeared in the british Eurogamer. The article is very interesting and also contains spoilers! Full preview, you can see on the Eurogamer website here.

Source: Eurogamer

May BGamer will discover preview of Mafia 2. Release date will be probably 13 May.

Source: www.bgamer.pt

Another preview of the series appeared in the Swedish magazine GameReactor. On the official forums I found this extract from the preview (thx Mooe).

There are no loading times. The script is over 700 pages. The cops are more easy on you. You are able to turn off the lights in a room. There is a gym, you can train yourself new moves mele. Radio and newspapers will be able to inform you of new events, that may or may not relate to yourself in the article. The soundtrack in Mafia 2 is the biggest one 2K Czech have created. There will be no sort of multiplayer / online function for the game. You are able to upgrade / PIMP YO RIDE both internally (that is, the inside of the car) and externally. You are able to store “extra baggage” in the trunk. It’s easier to picklock / steal a car, but not that easy so you can drag out every single driver out of their vehicle. Source: official forum, GameReactor

Norwegian server gamer.no published today gamplay video in good quality with new preview of Mafia 2. Here is a summary of older and new information:

The game is still „work in progress“. There are 120 poeple working hard on game and 100 people testing game „Empire Bay“ city has got elements of many American cities The town has got 20 different parts For atmosphere of 50s is half of all music licenced Music will also change according to the situation. Sounds like shooting from Tommy gun sounds really great! Dialogues between characters sounds naturraly and credibly Game will be well optimized Illusion Engine was in development for 3 years Physics engine is on the excellent level To kill your enemy you mustn’t use only guns, but also things which you can find (chair, bottle) There are 70 different death animations Unlike GTA, missions are longer, contain more dialogues and missions can be completed in different ways. A lot of objects can be destroyed by shooting In the game are lot of unimaginable details People don‘t walk just around the town, but they go for example, to the work, buy new shoes, etc.

 Source: gamer.no

Shall we here next gameplay video in better quality. This time isn’t staggered and be abreast of music right from the game, that is amazing! Gameplay is from console alpha version.

The sequel to the cult-classic 2002 open-world crime drama game will offer a huge open world, a deeper story, and much more brutal gunplay. Join us for the first preview.

Fans of the 2002 PC game Mafia agree that the game never got its due. It was an open-world mob drama with third-person action, driving, an outstanding soundtrack, and a memorable story (and a not-as-fondly-memorable frustrating car race that was later corrected with a patch). But 2K Czech and 2K Games are gearing up for Mafia II, a sequel to the unappreciated crime drama with a new look, enhanced engine, better driving, deadlier shootouts, and a brand-new story. We had a chance to see the game up close and personal, and we have much to report.

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This morning at the game site GameSpot was discovered 8 new screenshots in high resolution and even to the server GameSpot released the first video in-game footage!

Download video here.