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The first multiplatform DLC.

Crime game Mafia II is getting its second downloadable add-on called Jimmy’s Vendetta.

The DLC follows Jimmy, who is described as “the guy the other guys call when they need to finish the job”. Jimmy cleans up the messes made in Empire Bay, and the game features 30 new quests that run the gamut of assassinations to car chases.

Jimmy’s Vendetta also has online rankings where players can posts points scored with combos and multipliers.

Priced at $9.99/800 Microsoft Points, Jimmy’s Vendetta will be released on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC on September 7.

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Many of you have been asking for this update, and now, it’s finally here! The PC requirements and recommendations for Mafia II have now been finalized – it’s time for you to check out your computer’s specs and get it ready for Mafia II on August 24th.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Processor: Pentium D 3Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (Dual core) or higher RAM: 1.5 GB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better Hard Disc Space: 8 GB Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor RAM: 2 GB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better Hard Disc: 10 GB Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad

PHSYX/APEX ENHANCEMENTS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Minimum Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor Recommended Processor: 2.66 GHz Core i7-920 RAM: 2 GB

Video Cards and resolution: APEX medium settings Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (or better) for Graphics and a dedicated NVIDIA 9800GTX (or better) for PhysX Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (or better)

Video Cards and resolution: APEX High settings Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (or better) and a dedicated NVIDIA 9800GTX (or better) for PhysX Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 for Graphics and a dedicated NVIDIA GTX 285 (or better) for PhysX NVIDIA GPU driver: 197.13 or later. NVIDIA PhysX driver: 10.04.02_9.10.0522. Included and automatically installed with the game.

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The Mafia II podcast series returns with Jack Scalici, who shares more information about the characters you will encounter while playing Mafia II.

Welcome to episode 5 of the Mafia II podcast. Today I’m back with Jack and we’re going to be talking more about the characters in Mafia II. To get this rolling, we’ve talked previously about the characters in the game. Do you want to go more into detail about the speaking characters in the game, and how many there are, and what kind of project and scope this game has, character-wise?

I think since we last spoke, it’s gone up from about 150 to almost 200, when I looked at the script again. So, I think about out of those 270, I think we have about 50 that just comprise pedestrians, people you’ll meet on the streets, whether they’re criminals or just nice little old ladies or taco vendors, or whatever. There’s about 150 characters in the main story that will speak. I think each one has a minimum of about ten lines. And obviously our main characters, our core group, they have in excess of a thousand lines each. Just to put that in perspective, most other games I’ve worked on, I think the biggest script we had was about 20,000 words, and

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.