During
a
time
when

Xbox
and
Nintendo
are
raising
game
prices,
and
Microsoft
and
Sony
are
hiking
the
cost
of
their
consoles,
a
new
(well,
old)
hero
is
rising
from
the
expensive
ashes.

Mafia:
The
Old
Country
was
confirmed
to
be
released
on
August
8th,

as
was
previously
leaked
by
developer
Hangar
13
themselves.
But
that’s
not
the
truly
exciting
news.

Mafia:
The
Old
Country
was
announced
today,
alongside
an
excellent
gameplay
trailer,
as
costing
just
£45/$50
when
it
launches
on
PS5,
Xbox
Series
S/X
and
PC
next
month.

“Mafia:
The
Old
Country is
a
focused,
linear
experience
that
combines
quality
storytelling,
authentic
era
immersion
and
a
refined
take
on
the
familiar Mafia gameplay,”
said

Hangar
13
President
Nick
Baynes
in
a
press
release,
possibly
while
plotting
the
downfall
of
a
rival
family.
“That
focus
allows
us
to
deliver
a
story
that’s
gritty,
grounded,
brutal
and
emotional.
Embracing
early
1900s
era
Sicily,
this
is
a
mafia
origin
story
that
follows
our
protagonist,
Enzo
Favara,
as
he
takes
the
oath
and
works
his
way
up
Don
Torrisi’s
crime
family.”

The
idea
of
a
short
and
sweet
game
that
doesn’t
bombard
me
with
a
million
quests
and
500
hundred
hours
of
nonsense
is
immensely
appealing,
especially
when
combined
with
a
lower
entry
cost.

“We
think
there’s
a
large
audience
for
compelling
stories
that
don’t
require
massive
time
commitments,”
said
2K
President
David
Ismailer.
“We’re
excited
to
offer
a
game
like Mafia:
The
Old
Country in
our
portfolio,
and
to
provide
a
linear
highly-polished
narrative
experience
that
can
easily
complement
the
other
more
persistent
games
our
players
also
love
and
engage
with
on
a
more
consistent
basis.”

The
brief
gameplay
trailer
released
alongside
the
pricing
and
release
date
announcement
only
provides
a
tiny
glimpse
of
the
game
in
action,
but
what
we
do
get
to
see
looks
great.
Given
the
time
period,
we’re
going
to
get
a
mixture
of
horseback
riding
and
car
driving,
plus
plenty
of
shootouts
and
stealth.

Hangar
13
has
also
confirmed
that
it
will
not
be
an
open-world
game.