One of the most surprising announcements from Gamescom 2024’s Opening Night Live is the announcement of Mafia: The Old Country. While there have been rumors of a new Mafia game for some time, there hasn’t been an official announcement about what it might be. Today, 2K and Hanger 13 officially revealed the new title, which will launch in 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
More details about this upcoming game will be revealed in December 2024, possibly when they release news about the official release date in 2025 or show off gameplay.
Mafia: The Old Country was announced with a game set in a stunning landscape of 20th century Sicily. In this game, you will learn the origins of organized crime as you uncover a gritty mafia story about Sicily’s brutal underworld. You must fight for survival in a dangerous and merciless era, with the action brought to life with authentic realism and detailed narrative.
This sets the Mafia series in a completely different part of the world, after previous Mafia games were set in different time periods across America.
“In the first three installments of the Mafia series, we introduced players to the world of the Mafia through brutal stories from different eras. In Mafia: The Old Country, we’re going back to the roots of what fans love about the series. We’re creating a deep, linear narrative with the classic feel of a mafia movie, visiting a stunning new setting, and delivering it all in a compact, focused package that’s perfect for fans of immersive experiences,” said Nick Baynes, President of Hangar 13.
Mafia was first launched as a franchise, with the groundbreaking game being released in 2002. Since then, the Mafia franchise has taken off, selling over 34 million copies across consoles and PCs. The games are highly rated by critics and fans alike, with particular praise being given to the rich narrative development, the actors’ performances, and the great attention to detail to ensure the game is contemporary.
If this game has piqued your interest and you want to explore the Mafia series, now is the perfect time. All released games in the Mafia series are available on Steam until September 2nd.
So far, Gamescom 2024 has emerged as a big event for 2K. Tonight, on the first big day of the Gamescom trade show in Germany, they announced Mafia: The Old Country and Borderlands 4 and gave fans a release date for Civilization 7.
