Mafia 2 due to arrive by August

By Ellie Gibson Published 18 December, 2009

Some time in Q3, says Take-Two boss.

The sequel to action adventure effort Mafia is slated for a release by the start of August next year.

That's according to Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick. He was speaking during an investors' call, as overheard by Joystiq.

Zelnick said Mafia 2 is "scheduled to fall in our third quarter" - which means some time between 1st May and 31st July. The game is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

While you're waiting, visit the gamepage for all the latest info.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • BabyJesus #1 2 years ago

    Kinda glad that this is coming out later because I doubt I'll have enough money/time to play all the games coming out between now and April.

  • des #2 2 years ago

    August?:(

  • bad09 #3 2 years ago

    Well sad it's ages away but there is plenty already in early 2010 for me.

  • solidSnake04 #4 2 years ago

    one of the very best story driven games i have played on the PC. looking forward. plus, that is one hell of a cool Mafia 2 logo ! :p

  • awb83 #5 2 years ago

    I hope it turns out to be better than the last console Mafia game.

  • SL33PY #6 2 years ago

    Great, august means just in time for my birthday :D

  • Petulant_Radish #7 2 years ago

    Good, the spring is packed with far too many good games as it is, this will allow for some decent summer gaming for once.

  • Shinetop #8 2 years ago

    So that'll be January 2011 then.

  • trip919 #9 2 years ago

    I can wait personally, this game is looking pretty special. I want them to get it right.

    Besides, there are tons of games being released in the first half of next year. If the dates slide for them too, I can live with that because there are tons of games to catch up with!

    On the other side I do understand why people get annoyed by unending delays.

    Perhaps if developers/publishers stop pimping their unfinished tech demos so early, people might not get so worked up about delays.

    I say start the marketing machine six months prior to release, when they’ve got the game in a fully functional virtually releasable state.

  • xentar #10 2 years ago

    the original mafia was developed as PC only game and only after its success the console version was made as pure conversion. The new Mafia is being developed simlutaneously for all platforms... lets hope for the best even the man behind the Mafia concept and author of script has left 2KCzech

  • ignatiusjreilly #11 2 years ago

    Here's hoping it can beat the 4/10 the PC version got on EG last time ;)

  • xentar #12 2 years ago

    oh no, i took a look on the review and i cant believe my eyes, the reviewer didnt have a clue being blinded by GTA and all, its so sad its almost funny