Mafia 4 Is Set in Sicily, Following the Story of Don Salieri, As per Leak

We started hearing many rumors around the upcoming mafia title recently, shortly after Hangar 13 chief Hayden Blackman left the studio. Now, we have even more details about the story and setting mafia 4Thanks to a reliable insider.

Mafia series was introduced to the world in 2002 with ground breaking gameplay and story. The game has always been remembered as a masterpiece when it comes to storytelling in the world of organized crime. However, the sequel mafia Could never get closer to the original version.

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In 2021, Hangar 13 and 2K Games released a remake of the original mafiaAnd although it was technically unreliable, the developers still couldn’t manage to revive the same great atmosphere of the original version due to the changing of the characters, especially some brilliant dialogue lines of the protagonist.

However, if the rumors are true then Hangar 13’s next project already looks interesting!

Mafia 4 is believed to portray Cosa Nostra back in Italy

According to a recent podcast xbox eraFeaturing Specialized Nick, a well-known insider who is mostly known for his Microsoft-related leaks, mafia 4 Considered a prequel to the original version of the franchise. Based on information provided by Nick, the game is set about Don Salieri’s life in Sicily and his rise to power in the late 19s and early 20s.

It is unknown whether Don Salieri himself will be the hero, but it already sounds interesting because we don’t have a big budget game born out of organized crime from Sicily and his homeland!

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Gameplay-wise, Nick claimed that the game would still remain faithful to its linear storytelling. It remains to be seen how Hangar 13 approaches this slightly-linear gameplay style.

Currently, you can catch mafia trilogyRemastered version of, including a remake of the original game mafia 2and fixed version of mafia 3 on PC and Console.