Noooooo! Talk of Mafia 2 Being Cancelled...

[jamesclarke555]

RUMOR #4: Mafia 2 has been cancelled.

Source: A post on the Gamers Hell forums.

The official story: Gathering did not comment.

What we heard: According to the post, internal strife at Mafia developer Illusion Softworks has led to the firing of head programmer Daniel Vavra--and to Mafia 2 being "indefinitely postponed." The post also quotes Petr Vochozka, founder the Czech studio, as saying. "It is a shame that the game won't be finished anytime soon." That sounds like an open-and-shut case--except Mafia 2 hasn't even been officially announced yet, and neither Illusion nor Mafia publisher Gathering are commenting on it.

Bogus or not bogus?: Technically bogus, though given the disappointing sales of Mafia for consoles, it's likely the game will be stillborn.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/08...s_6105429.html

Damn, Mafia was easily one of the best games ever...