Ahead of Mafia II's August launch, which is effectively the year's next fairly big release - along with Kane & Lynch 2 - we got chance to sit down and catch up with a couple of the guys behind the mobster-ridden third person action title.

Talking to Alex Cox, 2K Producer, and Jarek Kolar, Senior Gameplay Producer, we find out about all the Mafioso related goings on in the title, including their concerted effort to make up for the flop that was the Mafia 1 console port, what sort of stuff we can expect off the beaten path, the upcoming demo and why they removed a handful of the endings. And more.