Mafia: The Old Country is coming out this summer, and, thanks to a new trailer, we now know more about the prequel than ever before. Mafia: The Old Country is set to be a prequel to the rest of the series, set over a century ago in the south of Italy - the old country. With an original story featuring a new cast of characters, it's uniquely poised to breathe some new life into a series that's been dormant for the better part of a decade, following mixed critical response to its most recent entry, Mafia 3. 1d5829

Fans of the series were left scratching their heads when it was revealed that Mafia: The Old Country announced its preorder price of just $49.99 USD. A prequel to the rest of the series and its first release since Mafia 3 almost a decade ago, The Old Country is set in early 1900s Sicily, where it'll explore the very origins of organized crime in Italy. First revealed at The Game Awards in 2024, it got a brand-new gameplay trailer this morning, which ended with the reveal that preorders are available now.

Mafia: The Old Country is taking players back to 1900s Sicily to take part in the rise of Enzo Favara, and a new gameplay trailer has given a fresh look at the gorgeous setting and brutal conflicts of organized crime. The Old Country's first full trailer was released at The Game Awards 2024, but it did not provide much insight into the actual gameplay.

The release date for Mafia: The Old Country, the latest installment in Hangar 13's acclaimed open-world series, has seemingly leaked online. With so many major publishers and developers bracing for the announcement of GTA 6's release date, there's a good chance the back end of 2025 will be sparsely populated with video game launches as everyone makes way for Rockstar. Fortunately, Mafia fans seemingly don't need to worry about waiting too much longer as the supposed release is much sooner than expected.

Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily.

For the most part, the three games in the Mafiaseries don't form a singular, continuous narrative, so players are free to jump into any entry as a standalone and enjoy them in any order they wish. However, it might be better to play some games before others. In order to fully appreciate each one and all of the subtle references and nuances that they hold, players would do well to carefully consider which order they play the games in.

Xbox Game subscribers who feel an itch to commit video game crimes are in luck because a massive open-world action game is rumored to arrive on the service soon. While Grand Theft Auto is hailed as the most successful open-world experience available on the market, that doesn't mean other games haven't tried to take shots at the king. Rockstar's violent sandbox may still sit on the throne, but those looking for a game that's a little more organized in its criminal dealings still have an excellent franchise to satisfy their needs.

2K, publisher of major franchises such as BioShock,Mafia, and Borderlands, could steal the show at Summer Game Fest following a new announcement. Summer Game Fest has essentially replaced E3 in of being the main gaming event for major studios and companies to show off their titles, with a live event that kicks it all off followed by a series of further livestreams over the following days, and with the event taking place in June, many companies are already starting to tease what they have in store.

There are many things fans are hoping to see in Grand Theft Auto 6, but one thing that might not be at the top of everyone's list is a driving mechanic from the Mafia franchise. There are both many similarities and differences between the two game series, and they've each undoubtedly taken at least small amounts of inspiration from one another over the years. The Grand Theft Auto franchise has arguably handled driving mechanics better than Mafia has, but it could still stand to be improved.

Mafia 4 could be the series’ The Godfather Part 2, functioning as a prequel for the other titles in the franchise. While the series has taken a very linear direction so far, with each of its titles following what was established in the previous game, using the next installment’s plot to reveal more about the origins could add more depth to the canon universe of the series and make the story of the others even more meaningful. Much like The Godfather Part 2 offering viewers a glimpse into Don Corleone emigrating from Sicily and establishing his crime synidcate in New York years before the first film takes place, Mafia 4 could very much expand upon the formation of the mafia power structures already in place throughout the franchise.