Playboy magazine used to be fat. No, I’m not talking about the women (and, yes, this post is entirely suitable for work).

The magazines were hundreds of pages thick containing a lot more advertisements and longer articles than you’ll find in today’s comparatively anemic issues. Thanks to a collector Gamertell writer, we have some especially groovy retro video game and tech scans to share with you…

2K Games has delivered what is possibly our longest E3 2010 lineup post yet. 2K has eight games ready to go including Mafia II and Sid Meier’s Civilization. 2K has spit its games into three categories – 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. Each brand caters to a different audience. It’s safe to say there’s something for everyone at 2K’s booths.

Nudity and sexual themes in general are among the most heavily censored subjects but, despite this trend, some developers have managed to find tasteful ways to include them into their stories. With this idea in mind, 2K Games has partnered with Playboy Magazine for its upcoming game, Mafia II.

Mafia II will recreate the world of organized crime during the late ’40s and the ’50s in the US. Players will control Vito who will get involved in various criminal activities reminiscent of a Grand Theft Auto game.

The annual Girls of Gaming issue started out as an unusual experiment by Playboy four years ago but has turned into one of the 54-year-old company’s most anticipated yearly issues, one that toyed with the fantasies of millions of lovesick gamers. In the December 2007 issue of Playboy, featuring Kim Kardashian on the cover, they more »