Mafia 3 announced

2K Games has revealed Mafia III, the next installment in the organized crime series.

Mafia III is set in a reimagined New Orleans in 1968 This version of New Orleans is bustling with activity, complete with era-inspired cars, fashion and music. The Italian mob controls illegal gambling and drugs, while corrupt police and politicians line their pockets. The game follows the story of Lincoln Clay, a disenfranchised Vietnam veteran, returning from combat and looking for a home. Orphaned as a child, Lincoln joins the city’s black mob. But when Lincoln’s new family is betrayed and slaughtered by the Italian mob, he becomes fixated on revenge and wages a brutal war against the Italians.

Throughout the story, players choose their path to revenge and build their own crime empire using stalking and deception, or through overwhelming force and firepower.

Mafia III is being developed by Hangar 13, a new development studio under the 2K publishing label led by veteran game developer Haden Blackman. Mafia III will be available in calendar 2016 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

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