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The Mafia franchise has been somewhat overlooked. Though it attracted a loyal following with its first two games, it was also unfairly criticized as a Grand Theft Auto clone, routinely overshadowed by ...

Mafia is a natural-born master in the art of pacing—phenomenal, even, in that it never tries to drag you to the climax, but instead dangles a carrot on the end of a stick and keeps you strafing ...

To think how crazy the year 2025 has been for video games isn't saying enough. We've seen a range of front-runner GOTY contenders, from a 'Walking-sim' that changed lives through its heartfelt ...

2K’s prequel to the Mafia franchise takes place long before the events of Mafia (2002). It’s been a long nine years since the Mafia franchise saw the release of its last numbered title, Mafia III, in ...

Since its debut, the Mafia series has steadily marched forward through the decades – the original is set in the 1930s, its sequel spans the ’40s and ’50s, and Mafia III unfolds during the late ’60s.

Open-world games have become stale and boring. It appears that developers are merely creating open worlds without any enjoyable activities within them. Mafia's open world is deceptive but beautiful, ...