

It will also reportedly be set in the late 19th century or early 20th century and follow Don Salieri, one of the crime bosses in the original Mafia game.

One of the handful of rumors suggests that Mafia 4 will be more linear than previous games, opting to address the criticism that Mafia 3 had a bloated open-world. As of right now, Hanger 13 has yet to confirm its next game and there are very few reputable rumors regarding Mafia 4.

Given the turmoil the studio has experienced over the last few years, it's been reported that Hanger 13 president Nick Baynes has told employees that he's working to get Mafia 5 approved during the development of Mafia 4 so they can easily transition into the next game and not be left in limbo. The developer is reportedly working on a tennis game and Mafia 4, a game which Bloomberg claims struggled to get approval for years. 2K Games is aiming to help the displaced employees find new homes at other 2K studios or somewhere else outside of the company, but Hanger 13 will remain operational. Will Lincoln Clay be the next big Mafia boss Vito will never be? Stay tuned.Bloomberg is reporting that there was a wave of lay-offs at Hanger 13, though no number was disclosed.
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As is already known, Mafia 4 is likely to be announced next year but the game will be released only in 2021 on PC and next-generation consoles. In the trailer, it can be seen that he is accompanied by his four lieutenants including the protagonist of "Mafia 2" Vito Escaleta. Therefore, many gamers want to find out more about Mafia 4. It instills in him this overblown sense of loyalty and that becomes his fatal flaw." For me, what's really interesting about him is this notion that no matter what he does, he is always looking for this place to belong, though he can never really find it.
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But once the orphanage is closed, what was he going to do?"īlackman continued, "Well he's probably going to have to hit the streets and start trying to figure out how to survive. "One is it's not just that he was raised as an orphan, he was raised in a Catholic Orphanage and that has its own weight to it. Each entry tends to focus on a new gangster protagonist and leap ahead in time by around a decade, so Mafia 4 could take place in the late 1970s or early 1980s. We explored a couple of things with this," he said via Cross Map. The Mafia remasters prove that 2K fully believe in the future of the brand, and with Mafia: Trilogy expected to perform strongly, Mafia 4 will likely come together in the next few years. "That whole notion of being an orphan and looking for a place to belong was something we had really early on. According to director Hayden Blackman, the new character is a sucker for family and would do anything for those he treats as one. Mafia: Definitive Edition - Official Release Date Trailer for Xbox: Re-made from the ground up, Mafia: Definitive Edition offers a faithful remake of the originals acclaimed story with dramatically improved and exp. Meanwhile, it is time to know the new protagonist of the series, Lincoln Clay. With that said, fans will have to wait a bit more until 2K games officially announce the "Mafia 3" release date. It is common practice for retailers to list placeholder dates before an official release date has been announced due to the requirements of their operating systems," as stated in the announcement released by 2K games via. No official release date has been announced at this time. "Mafia III will release in calendar 2016 during Take-Two Interactive's fiscal year 2017. However, 2K Games issued an announcement that debunks the said launch date. This is based from a Game Stop listing that shows "Mafia 3" release date is well on its way on the second half of 2016. Earlier, it was reported by N4G that the game is set for an April release date. Fans of the "Mafia" game franchise can rest assured that "Mafia 3" release date is slated on 2016.
