Mafia III from new development studio Hanger 13 will launch in 2016 for PS4, Xbox One and PC, 2K has announced.
The studio is led by veteran game developer Haden Blackman.
According to 2K’s blurb Mafia 3 is “set in a re-imagined New Orleans in 1968, one of the most tumultuous years in American history. This version of New Orleans is bustling with activity, complete with era-inspired cars, fashion and music. During this turbulent time, a cloud of corruption hangs in the air and the city has become a haven for organized crime. The Italian mob controls illegal gambling, drugs, and prostitution, while corrupt police and politicians line their pockets with the proceeds.”
The game follows the story of Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam veteran who has returned from combat seeking a place to belong.
“Orphaned as a child, Lincoln at last achieves a semblance of family with the city’s black mob, finding the surrogate father and brother he has longed for,” explains 2K. “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, disrupting the balance of power in the seedy underworld of New Orleans. As the story progresses, Lincoln allies himself with other criminals and builds an empire and a new family of his own that transforms the city.”
Players will choose their own path to revenge and build a crime empire using whatever skills they see fit, be that cunning, stalking and deception, or through force and firepower.
Check the reveal trailer below, and hit the screens gallery for a look at how Mafia 3 is shaping up in game.
Source: 2K
