Mafia
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Former 2K Games President Joins Ubisoft’s Creative House 2 as Its New General ManagerChristoph Hartmann, former president of 2K Games, has been appointed as the new general manager for Ubisoft's Creative House 2. He will oversee Tom Clancy franchises including The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot expressed confidence in Hartmann's leadership to build lasting franchises.
Take-Two has 6 remakes and remasters planned for next few yearsTake-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that the company has six remakes and remasters in development, potentially from studios like Rockstar Games and Gearbox Software. Rumors suggest remakes of the first two Max Payne games, a remake of Mafia, and a Nintendo Switch port of Red Dead Redemption 2 are among the planned projects.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss sympathizes with "struggle for survival" of GTA-inspired crime game from Just Cause lead, says it "could easily have happened" to Warhorse's RPGDaniel Vávra, director of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, expressed sympathy for the troubled launch of Samson, a new crime game from a co-director of Just Cause. Vávra noted that the struggles faced by Samson, including layoffs and rushed self-publishing, could have easily happened to his own studio's RPGs. He believes the unpredictable nature of game development means more such stories are likely in the future.- Samson review – Highly concentrated yet disappointing criminalitySamson is an open-world crime action game that attempts to revive the genre with a condensed experience and unique time-based debt system. Despite some interesting ideas, poor execution in driving, combat, and mission design leads to frustration and makes it a missed opportunity. The game struggles with clunky mechanics, repetitive tasks, and a stressful debt system that detracts from the narrative and overall fun.
Smooth Moves: 90 Frames-Per-Second Virtual Reality Arrives on GeForce NOWNVIDIA's GeForce NOW is enhancing its virtual reality support, allowing Ultimate members to stream at up to 90 frames per second on compatible VR headsets like Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, and Pico devices. The cloud gaming service also adds Crimson Desert and World of Tanks, with the latter featuring a Mafia-themed event.
GeForce NOW Gets 90 FPS VR Support Plus A Day-One AAA ReleaseNVIDIA's GeForce NOW is introducing 90 FPS VR support for Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, and Pico devices for Ultimate members. Additionally, the highly anticipated AAA title Crimson Desert will be a day-one release on the cloud service. The article also notes a collaboration between World of Tanks and the Mafia series, and mentions that Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Motorsport, Icarus, and Ark Survival Ascended will be removed from the free tier on April 1st.
World Of Tanks Is Crossing Over With Mafia For Some ReasonWorld of Tanks is collaborating with the Mafia franchise for a limited-time "Battle Pass Special: Mafia" event from March 19-29. The crossover introduces Mafia-themed content, including the "Predatore" tank and characters like Tommy Angelo and Don Ennio Salieri. This event marks an unusual timing given the Mafia series' next installment is slated for 2025.