

Apparently the story behind that is a bit murky. Gone are the repetitive missions from MAFIA III. I'm not sure if any characters will return - I never asked this, unfortunately, although I would expect Vito to make an appearance at the very least. The game will feature a huge map to traverse of course, the story will span a decade according to one of my developer sources, the other developer claims that this was initially not the case as they wanted to continue the documentary style of MAFIA III's storytelling at first, but instead will be a more traditional "now" story with no flashbacks or interviews ahead of the events.


Said to be very "Scorsese-esque" whatever that means. You will play as a new protagonist and it will return to you playing as the Italian Mob in Vegas' golden years of organised crime. The game, according to my two developer sources and journalist, will indeed be set in 70s Vegas and continue on from where MAFIA III left off. After a good 5-6 months of internal struggles, they decided that the project was ambitious and something they wished to pursue, now, every branch (aside from the Czech Republic, I'll get to that) are working on MAFIA IV. This team, according to my two developer sources, picked up their original MAFIA IV pitches and prototypes and hit the ground running. If that makes my credibility lower, then so be it.Īs some of you may already know - MAFIA IV started prototyping stages of development right after MAFIA III wrapped up its DLC season, however as it was reported, the project was "cancelled" or "passed on" by Hangar 13 management in favour of an original IP (all reported and confirmed).Īfter development on their "original project" wasn't gaining any traction, they decided to assemble a small unit which then became Hangar 13 in Brighton, UK. They are very reputable, obviously I can't reveal who they are, nor shall I, as I wish not to hurt their career or cause any legal issues. Two of them former developers for Hangar 13, one of them being a journalist. I have three separate sources confirming this. MAFIA IV Massive Leak + MAFIA II Remaster
