US EditionMafia: The Old Country Confirms a Major Change to the Series
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Technically, both Mafia and Mafia 2 present open worlds, but like L.A. Noire, this world only exists to offer some very rudimentary secondary activities and is not designed to be explored from end to end. Mafia III broke with this tradition, but the next Mafia: The Old Country returns to the most linear form. In an interview with IGN, director Alex Cox states that although the game has a wider open world, it is not like Grand Theft Auto V.
Mafia: The Old Country is structurally similar to Mafia and Mafia 2
Technically, both Mafia and Mafia 2 feature open worlds, but like L.A. Noire, this world exists only to offer some very rudimentary side activities and is not designed to be explored from end to end. Mafia III broke with this tradition, but the upcoming Mafia: The Old Country returns to the more linear form. In an interview with IGN director Alex Cox says that while the game has a larger open world, it's not like Grand Theft Auto V. "I think t…
The Developers of Mafia: The Old Country Aren't Afraid of GTA 6's Shadow - theGeek.games
“We are not the same.” While it shares a criminal underworld theme with GTA 6, the upcoming Mafia: The Old Country is one of the few games unafraid of Rockstar’s dominance. Developed by 2K Games and Hangar 13, the highly anticipated title is set for a summer 2025 release. Despite its proximity to the launch of GTA 6, the studio is confident that the two games are so different that there’s no need for concern. For months, Mafia: The Old Country…
Hangar 13 explains why Mafia The Old Country returns to the roots of the saga, as well as confirming that the game now has Unreal Engine 5 as a graphic engine.
Mafia: The Old Country Setting Will Be More Rural Than Its Predecessors
See full bio Obaid Ur Rehman At Tech4Gamers, I mainly cover new gaming news, leaks, and rumours. Aside from that, I love to write features about my favourite games while inserting my opinion about their different aspects. See full bio Story Highlight The upcoming Mafia title will be approaching a linear story compared to the most recent title in the series. It will also differ from all of the previous games as the developer aims for a more r…
Mafia: The Old Country Releasing In 2025, New Gameplay Trailer Revealed
2K and developer Hangar 13 has showed more of Mafia: The Old Country, at The Game Awards 2024. As the prequel of all three mainline Mafia games, Mafia: The Old Country is going back to the roots of organised crime with this entry. It’s set in Sicily, Italy. Interestingly, 2K proclaims the game as a “linear, narrative-driven game” which is a different direction from Mafia III, but a course-correction to how the first two Mafia games were. In Maf…
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