Look, I was a teenage boy…once. And much like every other hormonal-driven specimen in an all boys school, there were certain magazines floating around. Naughty stuff, full of badness. Like FHM. But here’s the twist in the tale: I honestly did not give a damn about the pages that had more bare flesh in them than one of those weird Cape Town beaches where thongs are optional.
I’d read the likes of FHM and Maxim. I mean proper read them, because the actual features and hard journalism done in them was top notch stuff. Yes, these were magazines that roped in audiences with pure titillation. And nobody would believe me when I told them that I enjoyed the articles. Nobody. It’s part of a proud tradition you see, dating back to when I actually believed that women had stars for nipples when I stumbled across a stash of Scope magazines in a dusty bookstore.
And nobody is going to believe me when I say that I’m collecting Playboy magazines in Mafia 3 for the feature articles. Yes, softcore skin-mags are a collectible in that game, as 2K explained:
Playboy has been an influential magazine since it started in 1953. Even its covers have spurred headlines over the years. So, of course, you’re going to find people with issues of Playboy in New Bordeaux. That’s right, look carefully on desks and tables throughout New Bordeaux and you’ll be able to collect classic issues of Playboy in Mafia III.
Man, Playboy. I’ve got a feeling that there’s going to be some minor controversy over the idea of collecting the equivalent of digital magazine covers that were used to fund Hugh Hefner’s harem mansion, but on the other hand, it’s a sign of the times. You have to remember, Playboy was HUGE back in the 1950 through to the 1970s, the era which Mafia 3 takes place in. It was a magazine that was perceived to be classy, even with the gratuitous nudity within the pages. It sold millions every month.
Times have changed however. Hell, Playboy magazine doesn’t even rely on the skin trade to sell itself. Sure, the models are still posing provocatively, but they’re covered up. Which means that the features need to sell that magazine now more than ever.
Last Updated: June 2, 2016
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 13:35
Cue Twitter outrage. Devs make it collectible issues of Hello Kitty instead.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:41
I’d settle for MAD Magazine. The ones from that time where so much better,
Admiral Chief Protector
June 2, 2016 at 13:41
Spy vs Spy oldschool
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:44
The lighter side off, Snappy answers to stupid questions, movie spoofs, etc. Now it’s in colour and ten times more expensive
Admiral Chief Protector
June 2, 2016 at 13:57
*sigh*
Dem feels
Greylingad[He Charges!]
June 2, 2016 at 13:58
The thing I miss the most about it is the silliness of it all…
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 13:44
Mad in the 80’s was all kinds of awesome…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:45
We even owned the board game
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 13:51
If you can explain the ‘Anywhere’ rule, you are a better man than I…
Greylingad[He Charges!]
June 2, 2016 at 14:00
This^!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:48
LOL
http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/styles/mad_issue_192x248/public/issue-covers/2013/04/MAD-Magazine_555x717_521.jpg?itok=IVhxwtCY
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 14:04
Best MAD ever published… http://www.startrekcomics.info/images/misc/magazines/madstspectac.jpg
Craig Lotter
June 2, 2016 at 13:40
Pretty sure that this was a feature in the previous Mafia game too?
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:41
If the game is anything like real life, then most can be collected from under mattresses inside homes
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 13:45
Digital man! Digital!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:45
In the 1950s?
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2016 at 13:48
Of course!
HvR
June 2, 2016 at 13:52
Yeah not in the 50’s when the womenzes knew there place and still made the bed in the morning and turned it down at night.
*wait for SJW to crash on me like Shockwave Flash on Lazygamer.net
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
June 2, 2016 at 13:55
Times change, in this case for the better
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2016 at 13:45
You proper read FHM? LIES. No one can read that gym-boet mangled English. I tried, once. It was like being hit in the head by a protein shake.
Greylingad[He Charges!]
June 2, 2016 at 13:52
In or outside of it’s shaker?
Strawman Jim
June 2, 2016 at 15:09
Listen to this alien, called Trevor… He speaks the truth.
Strawman Jim
June 2, 2016 at 15:02
I’m surprised the rainbow hairs haven’t complained yet, but I’m getting excited for mafia 3….I might just binge on godfather movies prior to release.
Omar AL-Hammadi
October 7, 2016 at 00:27
Sorry I’d like to see a male versions of playboy instead of this, gay guys and straight girls play video games too sooooo..