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New York, NY – September 7, 2010 – 2K
Games announced today that Jimmy’s Vendetta*, the second
action-infused downloadable game add-on for the epic crime game,
Mafia
®
II, is now available for download worldwide from the
PlayStation
®
Store for the PlayStation
®
3 computer entertainment system, Xbox LIVE
®
Marketplace for the Xbox 360
®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and
Windows PC. Jimmy’s Vendetta offers players intense
arcade-style gameplay with more than 30 new city quests and
leaderboard ranking. Jimmy’s Vendetta will be available for
players for $9.99/800 Microsoft Points.
Beneath the bustling metropolis of 1950s Empire Bay, exists a
gritty, crime-ridden underworld - and when the forces who control
this empire turn against the man who helped them build it, he comes
for vengeance. Jimmy’s Vendetta lets players experience
Empire Bay through the eyes of Jimmy, once the mob’s most
effective ally, and now its greatest enemy. Fueled by rage, Jimmy
takes on Italian and Irish mobsters in a slew of new unlockable
city quests, including assassination and timed vehicle pursuits
ending in dramatic shootouts. Players can perform executions with
deadly head shots or charged explosives, and rack up points by
performing precision-timed vehicular power slides, lofty jumps and
feats of supercharged speed. Multipliers and combos add bonus
points to overall scores that will be immediately posted to thenew
online leaderboard system, providing extensive re-playability as
players work to rise to the top of the ranks.
Through a compelling narrative,Mafia II transports gamers into
the dark and unforgiving world of the Mafia. The fiction is
embellished by a sophisticated, era-evoking atmosphere that
meticulously replicatesthe clothing, cars, music and advertising of
1940s and 1950s America. Players will easily become immersed in the
game's cinematic Hollywood-style experience with strong, believable
characters in a living, breathing metropolis. By fusing
action-packed gameplay with white-knuckle driving and an epic
gangster story, Mafia II is the industry's most compelling Mafia
title to-date.
Mafia II is developed by 2K Czech, the same creative team behind
the award-winning, genre-defining Mafia
®
, which captivated millions of gamers around the world. Mafia
II is rated M for Mature by the ESRB is currently available
worldwide.
For more information on Mafia II, please visit
www.mafia2game.com.
2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
- Standalone Mafia II product required to operate.
CONTACTS:
Jennie Sue
2K Games
(415) 507-7861
jennie.sue@2kgames.com
Chase
Access Communications for 2K Games
(415) 844-6289
chase@accesspr.com
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