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Mafia II Director's Cut for PC to feature The Betrayal of Jimmy

by John Callaham Mar 30th 2011 @ 4:00PM

Mafia II's release last August by 2K Games got a lot of hype beforehand but the open world crime action game denied owners of the PC version a chance to get one of the game's post release DLC packs. Now that missing DLC pack, the Betrayal of Jimmy, will be included as part of a new retail release of the game, titled Mafia II: The Director's Cut.

This new re-release contains the original game, the two previously released DLC packs (Jimmy's Vendetta and Joe's Adventures) , the four pre-order "style packs" with new clothes and vehicles and The Betrayal of Jimmy which was previously an exclusive for the PS3 version of Mafia II. The Betrayal of Jimmy features lots of arcade-style city missions to accomplish. There's no word yet if previous PC owners will be able to access The Betrayal of Jimmy at some point. The Director's Cut will be released "in the coming months" for $29.95.

[Via email press release]

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Mafia II Joe's Adventures DLC released via Steam

by John Callaham Nov 23rd 2010 @ 12:00PM

Mafia II was released back in late August but the development team at 2K Czech continues to support the historical crime action game with new content. Today, as previously promised, the second PC DLC mini-expansion for the game, Joe's Adventures, has been released via Steam.

The rather pricy $9.99 DLC contains an all new single player campaign for the game featuring Joe Barbaro, the best friend of Mafia II's main character Vito Scaletta. Joe's main storyline deals with him finding out the real reason Vito went to jail. It also contains a number of new quests along with access to new cars and clothing.

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Mafia 2: Joe's Adventure gets crazy and dangerous

by James Murff Nov 16th 2010 @ 11:30AM

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Mafia 2, despite being plagued with inconsistent design, is still receiving DLC. Joe's Adventure is the latest in the add-on campaigns for the open world title, and it's only a week away. To commemorate this, a new trailer has been released for the add-on, and it showcases some of the gameplay players can expect while walking a mile in Joe's shoes. There's nothing particularly new for the Mafia series here, but it does exhibit some great new areas and characters. We love the shootout in the restaurant and the car chase on the ice floes, in particular.

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Mafia 2 Joe's Adventure DLC trailer can't find its pants

by James Murff Oct 22nd 2010 @ 9:00PM

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The second DLC adventure for crime-epic Mafia 2, titled Joe's Adventure, is due to hit digital shelves on November 23rd, and the developer has decided to give all us trailer-watching folk a little taste of the action. The new DLC involves the adventures of Joe, main character Vito's best friend and associate in crime. Filled with all the violence, mob drama, and swearing one would expect from a gangster-based game, this trailer gives a brief, but fairly accurate, overview of what players can expect from the forthcoming DLC.

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Mafia II pre-order DLC packs now available for sale on Steam

by John Callaham Sep 28th 2010 @ 3:00PM

Before Mafia II was released, various retailers like Amazon.com, Best Buy and GameStop offered downloadable in-game extras if they pre-ordered the open world action game before it shipped to stores. Now that the 2K Games title is out, all of those pre-order extras are available for anyone to purchase and download via Steam.

There are four DLC packs to purchase for $2.99 each. They include the Vegas Pack, the War Hero Pack, the Renegade Pack and the Greaser Pack. All of them add two new cars each to the game along with some player character outfits. You can read detailed descriptions of all four packs after the jump:

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Mafia II: Joe's Adventures DLC announced

by John Callaham Sep 16th 2010 @ 10:00AM

The team at developer 2K Czech continues to work hard on extra content for its recently released open world action game Mafia II. Toda publisher 2K Games announced plans to release Joe's Adventures, the latest DLC for the game (second for the PC and third overall).

The DLC, which doesn't have a release date or price yet, will have the player control Joe Barbaro, the best friend of Mafia II's main character Vito Scaletta. The player will explore new areas in Empire City in the DLC (including a "cathouse"; hide the kids) along with new clothing and collectibles and more classic 1940's and 1950's songs. While there will be a storyline for the DLC (Joe finds out the real reason behind Vito's prison sentence) there will also be some optional quests with arcade-like gameplay.

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Review: Mafia II

by Steven Wong Sep 2nd 2010 @ 3:00PM

Classic car enthusiasts and mob movie lovers have a lot to enjoy in Mafia II. The game puts players in the role of Vito Scaletta, an American immigrant aiming to become a "Made Man" in the fictional city of Empire Bay, which draws heavy inspiration from New York City. The game covers a time span between the 1940s and 1950s, and players watch the world change over from a WWII-era look to a brighter and livelier post-war attitude. Gameplay has a lot in common with Grand Theft Auto IV, which includes the option to steal a variety of cars, outrun the police, and shoot up everything that gets in the way. However, dwelling on those similarities does Mafia II a great injustice. If you look past the often-done gameplay and seemingly cliche plot, there's a very enjoyable action game to be found beneath it.

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Mafia II: Jimmy's Vendetta DLC to be released September 7

by John Callaham Aug 31st 2010 @ 9:00AM

Even though Mafia 2 is supposedly not selling up to expectations, the team at developer 2K Czech are keeping their promise to release downloadable mini-expansions for the open world crime action game. Today it was announced that Jimmy's Vendetta, the first such DLC for the PC port, will be released on Tuesday, September 7 for $9.99.

The DLC features players controlling Jimmy, another character in the game who apparently is "the guy the other guys call when they need to finish the job." Jimmy takes part in over 30 new missions in the DLC which include "assassination and timed vehicle pursuits". You will also be able to rack up points, combos and multipliers for "precision-timed vehicular power slides, lofty jumps, and supercharged velocity."

[Via email press release]

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Analyst: Mafia II "unlikely to achieve profitability"

by John Callaham Aug 30th 2010 @ 7:00PM

Mafia 2 is by far one of the most anticipated games of the fall/holiday 2010 buying season for PC games and publisher 2K Games has gone all out to let people know about the sequel to the 2002 open world crime action game. But for all the pre-release hype and attention, a financial analyst believes it's been all for nothing in terms of making money for 2K Games' parent company Take Two Interactive.

According to IndustryGamers, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes that the game's mixed reviews has hurt Mafia 2's sales changes. Also, according to Pachter, "consumer interest appears to be waning, as the game's position has dropped in many best-seller lists in its first week." Pachter believes that those factors will make the game "unlikely to achieve profitability" for Take Two.

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Get Mafia II free with new Nvidia graphics card purchase

by John Callaham Aug 28th 2010 @ 12:00PM

Lots of you don't bother with buying desktops from places like Alienware or HP. You would rather build your own PC gaming rigs. Well if you are in the market for a new Nvida graphics card you are in luck as the company has a new promotion that's giving you a new game for free. That game is the just released open world action title Mafia 2.

For an unspecified limited time, if you purchase a graphics card based on Nvidia's GeForce GTX 465, 470 or 480 graphics chip from select retailers you will get a download code that gets you a free copy of the $50 title from 2K Games. Nvidia has already promoted the use of its 3D Vision and its PhysX game physics tech in Mafia 2.

[Via Blue's News]

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