The last game was released over half a decade ago
A new
Mafia game is currently in development according to reports, some six year after the release on the previous title.
The news of the next
Mafia instalment was dropped my none other than publishers 2K Games, who revealed on social media that "work has started on an all-new
Mafia project".
While they gave little information as to what's in store for the future of the franchise, they did tease that to mark the series' 20th anniversary, they will be rewarding fans and those on
Steam with a freebie.
https://twitter.com/2K/status/1564287343053271040?s=20&t=T6Oar4mjcfnlMn3LNGdbLw
Sharing a new 20th anniversary trailer for the
Mafia: Trilogy, the game development and publishing studio
announced that they will be giving away the first game that released all the way back in August 2002 absolutely free - for a limited time only.
Steam users can claim a digital copy of the original, which was remastered back in 2020, from September 1 until 6pm BST September 6 — and don't worry, as far as we can tell, it's not a 'you scratch my back, I scratch yours' type situation.
Details surrounding the next
Mafia game have been pretty scarce since the release of the last iteration,
Mafia III. Despite receiving a middling reception, the third game, developed by Hangar 13, still has a cult-following for its 60s aesthetic and take on the Vietnam War, as well as its discussion around serious world issues like race and Cold War-era politics.
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We had heard
rumours that the next title would be a prequel codenamed 'Nero' according to a
Kotaku report earlier this year, but the tweet would suggest that this next chapter will be something set after the events of the previous games.
Hangar 13
general manager Roman Hladík admitted the project is “a few years away” but that the team is excited about bringing a new story to the
Mafia universe. You and us both, mate.
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