Mafia 2 Forum

US, March 26, 2010 – If you’ve spent any time digging around on IGN, you know the site has a super-active community. The comments on the articles, the message boards, and our beloved blogs. Right now, a crew of IGN editors is at PAX East and so is a crew of IGN community members. Rather than let these pillars of the IGN community come to PAX East and sit around blogging about lunch and whatnot, we put them to work.

That’s right, 2K Games was nice enough to turn over its Mafia II demo area for a VIP session for the IGN Community. In return, IGN told those kids to write some impressions. Six IGN bloggers joined Daemon Hatfield and Greg Miller to drive around in cars from the ’50s, shoot Tommy guns, and sell stolen cigarettes.

What did they think of their time in the city of Empire Bay playing the same demo IGN saw at GDC? Well, let’s find out, and then be sure to click on their usernames to visit their blogs here on IGN.

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US, March 26, 2010 – I got to play Mafia II for my first time today at PAX East, and while the build was the same as what was shown a couple weeks ago at the Game Developer’s Conference, I did get to see one aspect of the game we haven’t covered before: the in-game Playboy magazines. As you may have heard, developer 2K Games has partnered with Playboy to drop vintage copies of the “Entertainment for Men” into the world of Mafia II. Sharp-eyed players will find the magazines lying around and be able to pick them up and ogle the centerfolds.

GRTV writes: “We were fortunate enough to get our hands on Mafia 2 at Game Developer’s Conference. Afterwards we sat down to discuss what we had just played and how the game measured up to our expectations.”

Impressions from PAX East. Writen by Geoff Hathaway radactor gamebits.com. One of the biggest games on the show floor at PAX East 2010 is Mafia II. Playable for the first time to the public, Mafia II follows the adventures of Vito, an up and coming mobster. In my short 15 minute demo, I started off selling cigarettes to people on the street when a bunch of “greasers” make their way over to start some trouble. After a lengthy cutscene, they light Vito and his bosses’ truck on fire. To get back at them, you and your crew go to their hangout, shoot it up with a million bullets and some Molotov cocktails. Unfortunately for you, their first hideout is empty, but then you drive over to the foundry where you know they are located. Another lengthy cutscene shows your boss hit a bunch of dudes in the face with a baseball bat and shoot some others. They promptly start to run for their lives and it is your job to kill them all to complete the mission.

I retouched for your artwork from the official site. It’s the same artwork, which is used for the game cover. Enjoy!

UPDATE: I found a new screenshot of the game, in which Vito is hiding behind a burning barrel, while the others shooting at him.

Czech Eurogamer published a new video from the game. The video is a demonstration of the use of PhysX technology from nVidia in the game environment. All ingame footage comes from the PC version. You can watch video also in the article.

2K Games published on official website game covers for all platforms and also announced that Mafia II is due out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on 24th August in the US and 27th August in Europe.

Another interview with Denby Grace appeared on Machinima.com. There are some new gameplay footage from car driving but nothing special or interesting…  //Click here to read entire post//

Another server, who confessed Deby Grace and Jack Scalici is GameTrailers.com. Appeared 2 new interviews with these men. But do not expect any new footage from the game.  //Click here to read entire post//

GDC never fails to give the press opportunities to chat with developers and producers (even more so than E3 since GDC is meant for the development community). Among the many folks we spoke to was Denby Grace, senior producer of the highly anticipated Mafia II. (Click on the title to read entire post)

Server G4TV.com release two exciting interviews with two main characters of Mafia 2 development. Jack Scalici and well-known producer Denby Grace. (Click on the title to read entire post)