Mafia: The Old Countryhas reached an important development milestone and gone gold, just several weeks before its August launch. Not only isMafia: The Old Countrythe fourth mainline game in the long-running series, but it is also the first entry in the saga in nearly a decade.
Set before the events of the original,Mafia: The Old Countryputs the player into the shoes of Enzo Favaraas he climbs up the ranks of a prominent crime family in 20th-century Sicily. The forthcoming title is developed by Hangar 13, which is the same studio that produced 2016’sMafia 3and 2020’sMafia: Definitive Edition. After first being revealed at The Game Awards in December 2024,Mafia: The Old Countryappears to be inching closer to launch without any issue, as confirmed by the developer’s latest announcement.
In a new social media post, the officialMafiaseries account revealed thatMafia: The Old Countryhas gone gold, which means that it is finally in a state where it can be played by the public. This also means that the 2K-published title is ready to be burnt onto discs for the physical editions. This encouraging news has arrived over a month ahead of thenewMafiagame’s launch across PC and consoles on August 8, suggesting that the behind-the-scenes work has progressed according to plan. While such an announcement may have seemed inevitable, it is still reassuring for fans because it isn’t uncommon for AAA games to miss out on their original release window and face a delay.
Mafia: The Old Country Moves a Step Closer to Release
WhileMafia: The Old Country’s narrative-driven approach has been noticed positively by fans so far, another thing that has attracted their interest is its $50 price tag. In an industry where $70 AAA games have become the norm, with some developers even charging up to $80 for standard editions of their game, theMafiaprequel’s pricing surely comes as a relief. Besides the standard version, buyers can also grab the game’s Deluxe Edition, which bundles in-game items and digital goodies along with the base game.
As 2K prepares for the launch ofMafia: The Old Country, it is concurrently keeping an eye on the development of another major project taking shape at Gearbox Software. Anew chapter in theBorderlandsseries,Borderlands 4, is slated to hit the shelves on June 28, 2025.
