2K Games has announced that all versions of Mafia II will feature Nvidia's PhysX technology to bring an extra dose of realism to the mob underworld.

The game will be based on 2K Czech's Illusion Engine and in addition to PhysX it will also use Nvidia's APEX Clothing Module to make pin stripe suits and silk shirts look just as good as in the Godfather.

The engine will offer more dynamic character animations and particle systems will deliver much more realistic explosions, debris and destructible environments. A short burst from the Tommy gun will chip brick walls and splinter wood. We're not sure what it will do to flesh, but we're guessing Jack Thompson would not approve.

The game is slated to launch in late August and if it turns out half as good as the original, it could be one of the biggest titles in 2010.

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