I don’t understand Director’s Cuts. What happened when they were doing the original cut? Did the Director just leave the room? Bugger off for lunch while an intern did the editing? I THINK NOT! Anyways – according to Joystiq - apparently Mafia II is receiving a ‘director’s cut’, which probably entails a special edition of the game featuring all the DLC.
In the Western version of crime game Mafia II, there are vintage copies of Playboy as collectible items. The game even tracks how long players stare at the centerfolds. Cut that time in half for Japan.
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Denby Grace, the senior producer for 2K Games’ Mafia II has apologised for a flip answer to a rather stock interview question in which he said “gay space marines” were the biggest problem facing video games.