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PC gangster's paradise

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byCillian O'Donoghue, The Prague Post

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PC gangster's paradise

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Success begets success. Or at least that's the rule in the computer games industry, where branding is paramount and one successful game can turn into a lucrative franchise. And that's the hope of Czech computer game maker 2K Czech, which is getting ready for its Aug. 27 release of Mafia II, the sequel to the popular Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.

"We are confident that Mafia II will be a success, because we kept the same approach, focusing on the narrative while bringing in even more life-like characters," said Martin Zavřel, development manager at 2K Czech.

A greater focus on the narrative and plot has been a pivotal part of all 2K games since 1997, when the company - then known as Illusion Softworks - began producing games  designed by Petr Vocházka, a pioneer of the gaming industry in the Czech Republic.

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