The
classic
Mafia
series
looks
set
to
return,
with
an
announcement
potentially
happening
as
soon
as
next
month.

The
news
comes
way
of
Kurakasis
on
X.
While
not
a
notorious
leaker
of
information,
Kurakasis
has
so
far
proven
reliable
when
he
has
volunteered
insider
info.
For
example,
he
was
recently
right
about
both
Marvel’s

new
Captain
America/Black
Panther
game,
and
the
name
of
the

upcoming
Indiana
Jones.

According
to
Kurakasis,
he’s
heard
that
Take-Two
is
getting
ready
for
“an
announcement
regarding
the
Mafia
series.”
He
goes
on
to
say
that
it’s
hard
to
nail
down
the
timeframe,
but
“with
Judas
I’ve
seen
them
gearing
up
for
the
new
trailer
for
about
3-4
weeks
before
it
dropped,
so…”

I
can
tell
you
that
a
few
days
ago,
Take-Two
began
preparations
for
an
announcement
regarding
the
Mafia
series

It’s
hard
for
me
to
determine
the
timeframe,
but
with
Judas
I’ve
seen
them
gearing
up
for
the
new
trailer
about
3-4
weeks
before
it
dropped,
so…

Soon™️
🙂

—
Kurakasis
(@Kurakasis)

April
16,
2024

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A
new
Mafia
game
has
been
rumoured
for
a
while
now,
with
various
leaks
providing
glimpses
into
what
we
might
be
able
to
expect.
In
fact,

according
to
GamingBible,
Take-Two
is
not
just
working
on
Mafia
4
but
also
Mafia
5
as
well,
indicating
that
the
company
is
fully
investing
in
the
franchise.

A
job
listing
on
LinkedIn
was
also
previously
spotted
which
people
assumed
to
be
linked
to
the
Mafia
series.

Prior
leaks
hinted
that
the
new
Mafia
game
might
be
a
prequel
following
a
young
Don
Salieri
in
Sicily
in
the
early
1920s/1930s.

The
Mafia
series
has
had
a
long
and
rather
mixed
history,
managing
to
sell
a
combined
17
million
copies
throughout
three
games.
The
last
we
saw
of
the
Mafia
games
was
when
all
three
games
were
released
in
their

Definitive
Edition
versions,
with
all
three
games
being
collected
together
as
the
Mafia
Trilogy.
According
to
Take-Two,
the
package
sold
2m
copies,
though
we
have
no
idea
how
many
copies
of
each
game
were
sold
individually.

While
2m
copies
aren’t
huge,
it’s
not
too
bad
for
a
niche
franchise.
And
I
do
think
the
Mafia
games
have
a
lot
of
potential
to
draw
in
a
much
bigger
audience,
although
to
do
that
Take-Two
could
be
tempted
to
go
down
the
route
of
turning
it
into
a
Grand
Theft
Auto
clone.
Mafia
3
went
down
the
route
with
its
emphasis
on
its
open
world
and
wasn’t
well
received
compared
to
the
linear,
more
cinematic
first
two
games.