Everything you need to know about Mafia: The Old Country—key details on the release date, story, gameplay, and more—so you can be ready to join the family.

While Mafia: The Old Country is trying to throw it back to the series' heyday, developer Hangar 13 isn't fitting its criminal underbelly in an open world this time around, unlike the original trilogy.

Mafia: The Old Country gameplay trailer.Watch on YouTube "We think there's a large audience for compelling stories that don't require massive time commitments," said 2K president David Ismailer.

So, there you have it: Mafia The Old Country looks set to launch on Friday, August 8. As mentioned, it's part of a pretty remarkable lineup of games for 2K's parent company Take-Two.

Mafia: The Old Country: all the key details on the gritty gangster prequel; Not only does it suggest a minimum of 16 GB of RAM just to play it, but the recommended specs sit at 32 GB of RAM.

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