2K Games Announces "Mafia 2"

painey · 04:41 PM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that it will publish Mafia 2, a sequel to the original Mafia title that sold more than two million copies worldwide and helped popularize the gangster genre. Featuring a deep mobster-driven narrative packed with both behind-the-wheel and on-foot action, Mafia 2 is the sequel fans have been clamoring for. The game is being developed by Illusion Softworks, developers of the original Mafia title, for next generation consoles and Games for Windows®.

Like the original Mafia title, Mafia 2 immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940’s-early 1950’s scenario. Players will easily become engaged in the game’s cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city. By fusing high octane gunplay with white knuckle driving and an engaging narrative, Mafia 2 looks to be the industry’s most compelling Mafia title to date.

“As the original Mafia was a big success, we are excited to leverage the power of next generation console technology to create an all-new experience, while embracing the elements that resonated with the previous game’s fans,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “The ‘wow’ factor of Mafia 2 is definitely the benchmark-setting visual quality and action that you expect to see only in Hollywood movies.”

For more information on Mafia 2, visit www.2kgames.com/mafia2/.

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Officially announced, for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

Core407 · (08-21-2007, 04:37 PM)

I'm hyped beyond words.

Edit: You missed the screens!

bud · (08-21-2007, 04:37 PM)

HOLY FUCK @ PICS

saelz8 · (08-21-2007, 04:37 PM)

Red Blaster · (08-21-2007, 04:37 PM)

Now put the original game on Steam plz.

Thomper · (08-21-2007, 04:37 PM)

DaCocoBrova · (08-21-2007, 04:38 PM)

I wish they called it something other than Mafia 2. So uninspired. Looks damn good though.

saelz8 · (08-21-2007, 04:38 PM)

HOLY SHIT!

truth-lasers · (08-21-2007, 04:38 PM)

Oh, some nice screenshots on the site.

Core407 · (08-21-2007, 04:38 PM)

Originally Posted by DaCocoBrova:

I wish they called it something other than Mafia 2. So uninspired. Looks damn good though.

... GTFO

MrPing1000 · (08-21-2007, 04:38 PM)

We've sorta known about this for a while but awesome for it to be official + screenshots!

Interesting that they've decided on a setting pretty similar to the original, I guess it'll be a different city, different mafia. Well it sorta would have to be considering how the original played out. Having said that, that character in the screenshots doesn't look that different from Tom.

TemplaerDude · (08-21-2007, 04:39 PM)

i replayed the original game earlier this year and it's still an awesome game.

i hope they stay true to the awesomeness of the original.

Red Blaster · (08-21-2007, 04:39 PM)

Those look like cars from the 1950s.

AgentOtaku · (08-21-2007, 04:39 PM)

HOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLYYY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!

Luckyman · (08-21-2007, 04:40 PM)

Those screens look damn good.. GTA am cry

devilscallmedad · (08-21-2007, 04:40 PM)

GTA4 am cry

Edit: beaten

Red Blaster · (08-21-2007, 04:40 PM)

Also looks like there might be a cover system, at least going by that screenshot.

golem · (08-21-2007, 04:41 PM)

AWESOME!

Gio_CoD · (08-21-2007, 04:41 PM)

Wow. Impressive looking.

Core407 · (08-21-2007, 04:41 PM)

The thing that most impressed me about Mafia was the scale of the buildings. They got the sizing right so that skyscrapers literally looked massive. That is the one thing I disliked about GTA.

Thomper · (08-21-2007, 04:42 PM)

Originally Posted by Red Blaster:

Those look like cars from the 1950s.

How absurd! How could they do that for a game which...

Originally Posted by 2K's Press release:

Like the original Mafia title, Mafia 2 immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940’s-early 1950’s scenario.

Oh, wait.

UncleGuito · (08-21-2007, 04:42 PM)

OH MY GOSH

The first Mafia is amazing- this looks jawdropping!

Sathsquatch · (08-21-2007, 04:42 PM)

Now I can die a happy man! Mafia is one of my favorite games of all time.

tribal24 · (08-21-2007, 04:42 PM)

last pic looks real good>.>

diunxx · (08-21-2007, 04:43 PM)

is there a release date?

cannot wait I love the original!

saelz8 · (08-21-2007, 04:43 PM)

Looks like Mr Angelo is back! : ) So awesome.

AgentOtaku · (08-21-2007, 04:43 PM)

....feel a little guilty though that I've yet to actually finish the first Mafia =/

Kabouter · (08-21-2007, 04:43 PM)

That looks awesome, possible GOTY contender for next year

syllogism · (08-21-2007, 04:43 PM)

Looks amazing. Bigger:

Oneself · (08-21-2007, 04:44 PM)

Wow, looks really good. (bullshots?)

Red Blaster · (08-21-2007, 04:44 PM)

Originally Posted by Thomper:

How absurd! How could they do that for a game which...

Oh, wait.

So I didn't read all of the press release. Sue me dickhead.

DaCocoBrova · (08-21-2007, 04:44 PM)

Originally Posted by Core407:

... GTFO

Your point? Adding a '2' to a game that most never heard of is not the best way to market the game.

Elios83 · (08-21-2007, 04:45 PM)

Gogogo!!! Really impressive!!!

Gattsu25 · (08-21-2007, 04:45 PM)

HOLY GOD

Haunted · (08-21-2007, 04:45 PM)

Mafia is still the best sandbox game there is. Same dev? Fucking awesome news!

MrPing1000 · (08-21-2007, 04:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Quellex:

Looks like Mr Angelo is back! : ) So awesome.

It can't be him, makes NO SENSE at all.

devilscallmedad · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

HOLY FUCK CRYSIS JESUS WEEPS @ Larger screens

trh · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

Looks incredible. Kind of curious about the draw distance....

saelz8 · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

Originally Posted by MrPing1000:

It can't be him, makes NO SENSE at all.

Could be his long lost son?

RBH · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

I've never played the first Mafia, but I'm liking the look of this game.

pn18 · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

better than miyamoto :O

Core407 · (08-21-2007, 04:46 PM)

Originally Posted by DaCocoBrova:

Your point? Adding a '2' to a game that most never heard of is not the best way to market the game.

They can call it Mafia 2: Electric Boogaloo and I wouldn't care. So long as they focus on the actual game.

Proc · (08-21-2007, 04:47 PM)

Shit Yeah!

B_Rik_Schitthaus · (08-21-2007, 04:47 PM)

DaCocoBrova said:
"Your point? Adding a '2' to a game that most never heard of is not the best way to market the game."

street figher 2 says hi

rs7k · (08-21-2007, 04:48 PM)

No fucking way the PS3/360 versions look like this. I refuse to believe it.

pr0cs · (08-21-2007, 04:49 PM)

I recommend you play the original if you missed it, likely one of the best games I ever played in my lifetime.

I haven't read the press release, I wonder if the same team is developing the game? I wonder if it will include the same characters or if it's an alternative story or something new altogether?

DaCocoBrova · (08-21-2007, 04:49 PM)

Originally Posted by Core407:

They can call it Mafia 2: Electric Boogaloo and I wouldn't care. So long as they focus on the actual game.

Well, being that a game's name has no bearing on the quality pretty much confirms you missing my point.

Originally Posted by B_Rik_Schitthaus:

street figher 2 says hi

That game was huge in the US and had quite a following at the time.

MrPing1000 · (08-21-2007, 04:49 PM)

Originally Posted by Quellex:

Could be his long lost son?

lol, its set in the late 40s-early 50s, Tom had a daughter with Sarah, who would be like 10-15 years old by the time of this so not his grandson either :p

JayDub · (08-21-2007, 04:50 PM)

*jaw drops to floor*

WOW...I hope the beginning isnt like the original though. Forced driving challenges suck.

GSG Flash · (08-21-2007, 04:50 PM)

Holy shit, that looks great! I wanted to play the original even before it came out, but I still haven't played it to this day.