{"id":324483,"date":"2026-04-25T20:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324483"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:12:42","slug":"mafia-fans-just-got-great-news-concerning-the-way-forward-for-the-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/mafia-fans-just-got-great-news-concerning-the-way-forward-for-the-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafia Fans Just Got Great News Concerning the Way forward for the Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <em><strong>Mafia <\/strong><\/em>series has received some great news about its future, after developer Hangar 13 hired a brand new Narrative Director. Following the hire, indications are that Hangar 13 will look to follow up on last 12 months&#8217;s <em>Mafia: The Old Country <\/em>in some unspecified time in the future in the longer term.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p><em>Mafia <\/em>is well over 20 years old at this point, with the primary release within the series dating back to 2002. Across its 24-year history, the <em>Mafia <\/em>series has released 4 mainline titles, plus a remake of the unique game, the most recent being 2025&#8217;s <em>Mafia: The Old Country<\/em>. It was the third game within the series from Hangar 13, which took over development from the now-defunct studio, 2K Czech. <em>Mafia: The Old Country <\/em>received modest reviews, with a Top Critic Average of 74 on review aggregator site <a href=\"https:\/\/opencritic.com\/game\/18399\/mafia-the-old-country\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OpenCritic<\/a>. While its narrative was praised, criticism fell on its dated gameplay mechanics. <\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mafia-series-gets-a-new-narrative-director\">\n                        Mafia Series Gets a Recent Narrative Director<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/emilybuckshot_im-delighted-to-share-that-in-june-i-will-activity-7453383074341580800-Y3JM\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> post from Emily Grace Buck has revealed that she has been hired as the brand new Narrative Director for the <em>Mafia <\/em>franchise at Hangar 13 going forward. Buck is resulting from start her role in June, arriving on the back of nearly 4 years at DICE because the Studio Narrative Director on the <em>Battlefield <\/em>franchise. Her previous credits also include time as a Narrative Design Lead at Ubisoft Reflections, and over three years as a Narrative Designer at Telltale Games, working on games equivalent to <em>The Walking Dead: The Final Season<\/em>, <em>Batman: The Telltale Series<\/em>, and <em>Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The implication beyond that is that the <em>Mafia <\/em>developer needs someone to shape the franchise&#8217;s narrative going forward, meaning there&#8217;ll indeed be recent games in the longer term. <em>Mafia: The Old Country <\/em>was a modest seller for Take-Two, which, at the moment, often is not enough. Nevertheless, that is great news for many who need to see the series proceed. Buck was unable to say, revealing when asked in her LinkedIn comments that, because she hasn&#8217;t began yet, she doesn&#8217;t know whether a brand new game is on the best way anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>There has typically been a major time period before the discharge of mainline <em>Mafia <\/em>games. Not including 2020&#8217;s <em>Mafia <\/em>remake, the shortest gap between recent titles within the series was six years with <em>Mafia 2 <\/em>and <em>3<\/em>. Between the third game within the series and <em>Mafia: The Old Country <\/em>in 2025, there was a nine-year gap. With this in mind, fans shouldn&#8217;t expect Hangar 13 to be far along in the event of a brand new <em>Mafia <\/em>title, as history suggests that there is a considerable wait available yet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wtc\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"stage\" id=\"stage\">\n<section aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"panel start-panel is-active\" id=\"panelStart\">\n<div class=\"start-card\">Who\u2019s That Character?<\/p>\n<p>Discover the silhouettes before time runs out.<\/p>\n<p><span>Easy (7.5s)Medium (5.0s)Hard (2.5s)Permadeath (2.5s)<\/span><button class=\"pillbtn start\" id=\"startBtn\" type=\"button\">Start<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"panel game-panel\" id=\"panelGame\">\n<section aria-label=\"Image stage\" class=\"card stageCard\">\n<\/section>\n<section aria-label=\"Answers panel\" class=\"card\">\n<\/section>\n<p><button class=\"pillbtn\" id=\"restartBtn\" type=\"button\">Restart<\/button><button class=\"pillbtn\" id=\"quitBtn\" type=\"button\">Back<\/button><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"panel results-panel\" id=\"panelResults\">\n<div class=\"results-card\">Results<\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p>High Rating: 0<br \/>\n\u2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hangar 13 has yet to comment on the opportunity of a brand new <em>Mafia <\/em>game, but there&#8217;s yet another reason why it&#8217;s definitely a definite possibility. Last 12 months, actress Carina Conti, who played Isabella Torrisi in <em>Mafia: The Old Country<\/em>, claimed that a brand new <em>Mafia <\/em>title was within the works. This needs to be taken with a grain of salt until Hangar 13 reveals anything itself, but for now, it&#8217;s essentially the most significant piece of evidence that fans have to take a position on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mafia series has received some great news about its future, after developer Hangar 13 hired a brand new Narrative Director. Following the hire, indications are that Hangar 13 will look to follow up on last 12 months&#8217;s Mafia: The Old Country in some unspecified time in the future in the longer term. 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