Posts Tagged ‘Mafia II’

Mafia II’s Joe Adventures into the Garden of Eden in Debut Trailer
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

When Mafia II released during August, PlayStation 3 owners had the opportunity to experience exclusive DLC in the form of Jimmy’s Vendetta. Only a few months later a third DLC pack was announced titled Joe’s Adventures. According to 2K games, Joe’s Adventures will feature Joe Barbaro during the time that Vito spent a few years [...]

New DLC for Mafia II An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

There is no doubt that Mafia II offers one of the best storylines in an open world game in quite some time, yet 2K Games is already expanding on the game with some new DLC that is set to release very soon.

Joe’s Adventures DLC Incoming For Mafia II
Friday, September 17th, 2010

2K Games has announced Joe’s Adventures, the third “action-packed” downloadable game add-on for Mafia II is coming to the PlayStation Network later this year. The story-based DLC continues the prodigious crime drama of Mafia II through the eyes of Joe Barbaro, Vito Scaletta’s best friend, during the time that Vito spends in prison.

NPD August Numbers: PS3 Up, Madden Rushes Ahead
Saturday, September 11th, 2010

The NPD Group releases monthly statistics for video game consoles (among other things). The numbers for August are in for the United States, and the PlayStation 3 showed growth in console sales.

Take-Two Doesn’t Need Grand Theft Auto
Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Take-Two produces this little video game series, Grand Theft Auto. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Well, whenever that series has a new entry release, the company’s earnings are typically much higher than non-GTA release years. But it looks like Red Dead Redemption helped to shatter that routine with some very impressive sales figures.

Mafia II Likely to Profit Take-Two
Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Mafia II released roughly two weeks ago, with overall positive sales numbers worldwide. This left investors with smiles on their faces, especially after some reassuring words from Take-Two CEO Ben Feder at the company’s quarterly earnings call.

Mafia II First Week European Sales Show PS3 Leading The Pack
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Some of the first week sales results for Mafia II have been released, and it looks like Sony’s big black behemoth is continuing to drive its way up the charts across the pond.

PS3 Review – Mafia II
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

The original Mafia released on PC back in mid-2002, and although the game had some technical issues, it was considered a big success. Eight years later, we are now set for the sequel is finally hitting store shelves and the coveted PS3. Did Mafia II improve on what its predecessor offered, or simply get lost [...]

Pachter Delivers Harsh Words For Mafia II
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Despite a decent level of hype, and an extensive marketing campaign, it seems that Mafia II might not be able to live up to initial expectations, mainly due to its poor review score. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has given his thoughts on 2K’s sandbox-based action title and says it won’t make a profit. Pachter also said the game is well below expectations.

Kmart Gives Gamers Open World Games on the Cheap
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Times are tight — Saving a few pennies is a good thing. Thankfully, Kmart loves gamers…that’s right I said Kmart.

Amazon Makes Offer You Can’t Refuse on Mafia II
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Mafia II is only days away from its release date, so one would naturally think there will be some type of offer for 2K’s open-world gangster sequel. When the word offer is normally mentioned, Amazon immediately comes to mind. The online retailer has listed an enticing offer for Mafia II to help entice you to [...]

Criticism Over PS3 Version of Mafia II – 2K Responds
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

And so the heated topic over the PlayStation 3 version of Mafia II continues. 2K Games’ open-world gangster thriller’s demo had sparked fury among PlayStation 3 gamers due to the reasons of notable aspects missing as opposed to the 360 and PC version. 2K Games has now officially given their response and it has confirmed [...]

Mafia II PS3 Port is Solid and No Longer a Concern
Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Just days ago, a user on the popular NeoGaf boards posted a series of images which compared the PlayStation 3 version of the upcoming Mafia II to the Xbox 360 version. Side-by-side it was very easy to tell that the PS3 version was clearly lacking foliage and had a significant amount of tearing, which led [...]

Mafia II Demo Gets Detailed
Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Recently, it was confirmed that Mafia II could be experienced before its release with an expected demo. Said demo has now officially been detailed for all you gangster buffs out there.