Official Mafia 2 news thread

[Rapture_Tourist]

Hey everyone,

if you search for the latest news on Mafia 2, have a look in here.

Every user is also invited to post news or interesting links to new Mafia 2 stuff in this thread.

You may still create single threads about each news, but this here is for overview.

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Please use spoiler tags on any links that may be spoilers. - FtRapture

[Hashshashin]

Hey, nice idea for an overview on the forums. I've collected allmost all previews released so far:

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/ma...ew-1634-2.html (English)
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009...view-mafia-ii/ (English)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/mafia-ii-preview (English)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ma...ml?sid=6208079 (English)
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009...view-mafia-ii/ (English)

http://tweakers.net/reviews/1223/1/e...-pagina-1.html (Dutch)
http://www.insidegamer.nl/playstatio...pressies/24903 (Dutch)
http://www.gamez.nl/pc/special/26830...-mafia-ii.html (Dutch)
http://www.gamer.nl/doc.php/51182/Mafia-II/1 (Dutch)
http://www.eurogamer.nl/articles/mafia-ii-preview_5_4 (Dutch)
http://x360.9lives.be/games/mafia-ii/previews (Dutch)

http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/00...ii-preview.htm (French)
http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000075514/ (French)
http://www.jeuxvideopc.com/articles/...tion-mafia-ii/ (French)
http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_av...w46cb23825a15c (French)
http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-3683...n-l-a-vu-.html (French)

http://www.gamefox.de/mafia_ii,vorschau,3299,1.html (German)
http://de.videogames.games.yahoo.com...c-mafia-2.html (German)
http://www.gameswelt.de/articles/pre..._II/index.html (German)
http://www.gamezone.de/reviews_detail.asp?gameid=27787 (German)

http://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/avanc...232/0/mafia-2/ (Spanish)

http://gamereactor.se/artiklar/17579...+hos+2K+Czech/ (Swedish)

If you want to read them all, you can use the website translator from Google, it works pretty good:

http://translate.google.com/

[Ganja]

^ Whoa......

[Fugue]

http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...hl=en&ie=UTF-8



and 3 part preview in Czech.

http://games.tiscali.cz/previews/maf...ast1/index.asp
http://games.tiscali.cz/previews/maf...ast2/index.asp
http://games.tiscali.cz/previews/maf...ast3/index.asp

[neon25]

New Kotaku preview:

http://kotaku.com/5219018/mafia-ii-d...s-room-service

[jmcorp]

New previews:

http://videogamemedia.com/articles/previews/2841

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...fia-II-Preview

[CDTOE]

Well , in the new interview with the producer " Denby Grace " and other developers on Gametrailers :

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48484.html

Grace mentioned that There are two wanted levels in Mafia II – one for Vito, and one for whatever car he’s driving. If cops only see his car when he commits a crime, then he’ll be able to ditch the car once he’s lost his pursuers. If they identify him, though, it’ll be a lot tougher to shake the cops, and Vito might be forced to lay low for a while.

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IGN Preview :

http://pc.ign.com/articles/976/976673p1.html

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10 Reasons to repsect MAFIA II by Gamesradar : *Minor Spoiler*

http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/mafia-i...82111555365089

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New Preview and interview with Grace and some gameplay footage :

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/riding...wiseguys/1194/

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G4TV preview :

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/69...t-Of-2009.html

[Rapture_Tourist]

Great! Good work! Keep it going

[Box]

You can Pre-Order Mafia 2 here, if you want.

[Lucky_Lu]

you can pretty much pre-order it anywhere, ebgames, gamestop, etc..

[Box]

you can pretty much pre-order it anywhere, ebgames, gamestop, etc..

Yeah, I know.

[Mocib]

Interview with 2K's Denby Grace: http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1121

[Neil101]

Interview with 2K's Denby Grace: http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1121

Thanks!

[neon25]

One new screenshot released, it's in the official gallery but it was somehow omited in the news.

http://www.mafia2game.com/screenshots/28_x.jpg

[Thordir]

cool screen. just look at the detail. simply stunning.
if you look in the background you can see highly detaild trees.
How can you just not fall in love with mafia 2?

[RW06]

The screenshot is great, I want so see more! Please!

[CDTOE]

It's obviously from the demo but from another direction .

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Short Gamedaily Preview :

http://www.gamedaily.com/games/mafia...iew/6625/20689

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4 Pages preview by Nowgamer ( There is a minor spoiler at Page 3 in the lines 23 & 24 " Try to avoid these lines if you are gonna read the preview . Unfortunately , I have fallen in the trap , the writer didn't give a spoiler warning ) :

http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/preview...0/527/mafia-ii

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am I the only one who think this is a new pic ?

http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/static/...g?i=1240917653

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Brooklyn Bridge in the back .

[Neil101]

am I the only one who think this is a new pic ?

http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/static/...g?i=1240917653

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Brooklyn Bridge in the back .

Nah it's not new seen it on a few sites already and thanks for the heads up!

[Raul_7]

5 New Screenshots here:

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62136

if anyone can view them in high resolution, upload them elsewhere please cause i cant view them on worthplaying.

Thanks.

[neon25]

5 New Screenshots here:

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62136

if anyone can view them in high resolution, upload them elsewhere please cause i cant view them on worthplaying.

Thanks.

Not new, already in the official gallery.

[Lucky_Lu]

One new screenshot released, it's in the official gallery but it was somehow omited in the news.

http://www.mafia2game.com/screenshots/28_x.jpg

Holy ****!!! , check out the driver of the green car lmaoooo

[foolthebean]

very nice

[Craftworth]

Holy ****!!! , check out the driver of the green car lmaoooo

lol

[foolthebean]

worst screenshot so far
(but not to bad)

[Lucky_Lu]

worst screenshot so far
(but not to bad)

lol not bad at all..just that head...wow :P

[james_beckerson]

Who cares about some head. You should be glad that we finally see front of the '52 Ford that was running around since earliest screens, but always sideways :P

[Lucky_Lu]

Who cares about some head. You should be glad that we finally see front of the '52 Ford that was running around since earliest screens, but always sideways :P

I know, it was just hilarious when i first catched it

[foolthebean]

No big deal about the head

[Ganja]

Holy ****!!! , check out the driver of the green car lmaoooo

He looks like the big headed mob guy from the beginning of Dick Tracy

[Box]

Holy ****!!! , check out the driver of the green car lmaoooo

That made me laugh alot! Thanks!

[Fugue]

if you zoom in it looks like someone is using Winston Churchill's face as a place holder

[Max"The Ripper"]

I dont know if this got posted but its a little summary of the Mafia 2 interview.

http://g4tv.com/xplay/videos/37932/P..._Mafia_II.html

[CDTOE]

Holy ****!!! , check out the driver of the green car lmaoooo

He may suffers from a genetic disease

[easteregg]

http://vimeo.com/4388825?pg=embed&sec=

Re-Play with some gameplay from a mission, we already know. Perhaps the part about the score might be new (though I dont speak czech )

And just for notice: Re-play itself uploaded the video to vimeo and link to that on their website.

[Lucky_Lu]

That made me laugh alot! Thanks!

lol don't mention it

[mafiaguy22]

sorry guys this might be a little off topic but people are saying that the release date is Q3 but on game trailers it says june 30 so i am confused can anyone help?

[papa.cassanova]

http://vimeo.com/4388825?pg=embed&sec=

Re-Play with some gameplay from a mission, we already know. Perhaps the part about the score might be new (though I dont speak czech )

And just for notice: Re-play itself uploaded the video to vimeo and link to that on their website.

Nothing new, only a summary ... It's amateur program

This saturday
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/program/...game-page.html
Interiview with Jarek Kolář (Development Manager), Michael Janáček (technical director), Martin Brandstätter (
AI Programmer)...
Reminiscence of the first mafia . . . in-game footage . . .

[Fugue]

sorry guys this might be a little off topic but people are saying that the release date is Q3 but on game trailers it says june 30 so i am confused can anyone help?

all specific dates on websites are made up, the PC version is not being released earlier than the others, the only official release date is Fall 09, unless it slips it'll be out sometime before 31st Oct which is when Take 2's fiscal year ends.

[easteregg]

Nothing new, only a summary ... It's amateur program

Just totally wrong, its czech tv and so now amateur program. Further the mission might be the same, but the footage is new; compare the video to the gametrailers-gameplay and you have to be blind, to miss it

[CDTOE]

Just totally wrong, its czech tv and so now amateur program. Further the mission might be the same, but the footage is new; compare the video to the gametrailers-gameplay and you have to be blind, to miss it

I didn't find any video on that page just Czech Texts . Can you tell me how I can watch it ?