On February 9, Ubisoft released its disappointing fiscal third quarter results and reported the first nine months of the fiscal year yielded a 22% drop in total sales. That same day CEO Yves Guillemot pledged the company would focus more on big-name titles and make them more often. The company reaffirmed that pledge today by going back to the Tom Clancy well for H.A.W.X 2.

Take-Two announces the long-in-development title will finally hit the shelves.

It's been eight long years since Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven was released for the PC, becoming a critical and commercial success. Today, Take-Two announced we're one step closer to finally getting to play the sequel. Mafia II is now scheduled for a North American release on August 24 for Windows PCs, Xbox 360, and PS3.