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CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S FULLY UPDATED, COMPREHENSIVE RELEASE SCHEDULE. August ends with a bang this weekend, with a strong line-up of new products hitting shelves today. Leading the charge is 2K Games’ Mafia II, a gangster action game with a storyline that stretches across the classic Mafioso era of the …
Read More »Free UK haircut offer with Mafia II
A pop-up barber shop will be touring the country over the Bank Holiday weekend to promote the launch of Mafia II. The title’s publisher 2K Games will is offering shoppers a free shave and haircut – all they have to do is turn up at Joe’s Mafia II Barber Shop. …
Read More »Take-Two denies Mafia II stereotyping
Take-Two has defended Mafia II against backlash over the game’s portrayal of Italian-Americans. UNICO National, one of the largest Italian-American service organisations in the US, called the game a pile of racist nonsense” and has demanded the game be withheld from release. The organisation’s president Andre DiMino wrote a letter …
Read More »PS3 Mafia II joins DLC code movement
Mafia II is the latest title to deter pre-owned sales with DLC incentives – this time exclusively on PS3. 2K Games have announced that a code for the PS3-exclusive downloadable mission pack The Betrayal of Jimmy will be included with every new copy of the game. Pre-owned buyers will have …
Read More »2K reveals E3 line-up
Mafia II, X-Com, Spec-Ops and a brand new Nickelodeon game headline 2K’s E3 line-up. The new Nick game is entitled Nickelodeon Fit, a fitness game for Children featuring cartoon stars Dora, Diego, Kai-lan and The Backyardigans. 2K can be found in South Hall at Booth 2823, and will also be …
Read More »Mafia II gets autumn release
2K Games has announced an autumn release date for its upcoming open-world mobster action game Mafia II. The title will hit UK stores on August 27th for PS3, PC and Xbox 360, three days after its US release. It’s in development by 2K Czech – the team behind the award-winning …
Read More »Take-Two posts $55 million Q3 loss
Publisher Take-Two has posted a 55.5 million loss for Q3 2009 – a $100 million drop compared to the year before. The firm’s revenue also fell, dropping from $433.8 million in Q3 2008 to $138.6 million in 2009. However, it’s important to note that the big selling GTA IV was …
Read More »Bioshock 2 delayed
Publisher Take-Two has announced that Bioshock 2 will now ship in the 2010 financial year. The firm has also revised its expected revenues down, and now hopes to generate between $350 million to $400 million for the fourth quarter, and between $0.96 to 1 billion for the full business year. …
Read More »Take-Two delays Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption
Firm insists the delays will 'maximise full potential in terms of player experience and market performance'
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