Mafia: The Old Country (8th August 2025)

[Julius]

WHAT?!

Revealed as the stinger at Gamescom's ONL!

Loved the first two, very interested in this 

Edited Thursday at 03:05 PM by Julius

[Julius]

Well, looks like we've got a TV spot leak ahead of tonight's TGAs -- this is coming Summer 2025. 

Trying to buy fewer games on Day 1 next year (at least AAA), but this'll be one of them. Loved II, really enjoyed Definitive Edition, maybe this gives me time to go back and play III? 

[Julius]

Trailer from TGAs:

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MAFIA: THE OLD COUNTRY coming Summer 2025. 

Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia. The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

So ready for this. 

[Julius]

Forgot to post this when it came up last week, but the game's Steam Page was updated with a blog entry detailing that the developers would be streaming on 8th May live from PAX to cover the franchise's history and future – and at the base of said blog entry, which has since been deleted? A release date of 8th August 2025:

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Mafia: The Old Country is available August 8, 2025. Pre-order now for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and stay tuned to the official Mafia website for more information.

(Source: Insider Gaming)

This and Snake Eater remake in August, potentially Yōtei in September? Sign me up 

[Julius]

Gameplay trailer 16:00 BST on 8th May, developer panel that same day from PAX East at 19:00 BST. 

Oblivion shadow-drop Tuesday. GCN NSO controller pre-orders opening up and Yōtei release date yesterday. Forza launch tomorrow. Announcement of the trailer that'll tell us this comes 8th May today. 

Rough week for my wallet and its future, I tell ya 

[Julius]

New trailer, and with it the release date of 8th August has been confirmed! 

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

Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Cosa Nostra in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

That cut from the wheel to the cylinder 

Edited Thursday at 03:33 PM by Julius

[Julius]

And it's only £45 to boot! 

A rare win for my wallet 

[Hero-of-Time]

I wasn't paying attention to this release but seeing people say that this trailer made the game look like Uncharted made me give it a watch. Yeah, I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

[Julius]

1 hour ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I wasn't paying attention to this release but seeing people say that this trailer made the game look like Uncharted made me give it a watch. Yeah, I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

There seems to be a lot of confusion online right now about the structure of the game and whether it's taking a linear narrative approach like Uncharted or is more in line with the first two Mafia games ("open worlds" which essentially serve as set dressing, but with a linear mission structure; the third game had a true open world), and this mainly seems to be down to an FAQ on the official website which states:

Apparently it was confirmed during the PAX East livestream that they're drawing inspiration from the first two games, so I have to imagine that's what they're drawing from in terms of structure? But I'll check it out myself later to see if I can parse their meaning, but either way, it seems like the messaging is a bit of a mess. 

Have you played any of the Mafia games, H-o-T? They remind me a bit of some "open world" PS2 games (just without all of the extra baggage of modern open world games), aren't particularly long, and I think I remember reading that the Platinums (for the Definitive Editions of the first two games, anyways) were pretty doable and didn't take a crazy amount of time. The vibe, the story, and the characters are all good fun, so it might be worth a look! Oh and also the collectibles in II are Playboy magazines and posters 

[Hero-of-Time]

5 minutes ago, Julius said:

Oh and also the collectibles in II are Playboy magazines and posters 

*adds to 2025 Gaming Pledge list*

Nah, I've not played any of them. I think I have all 3 though in my PS+ library.