Mafia: The Old Country in August

2K announces preorders are underway for Mafia: The Old Country, the new old installment in the open world organized crime series. This sets August 8th as the game's launch date, confirming a rumor that surfaced last month. The news come with a new “Whatever it Takes” Gameplay Trailer and word that preorders come with a bonus pack to help overcome your better judgment. For a deeper dive, there's also a new Breaking Omertà Trailer with developer insights into the project as well as a Developer Presentation video from PAX East that runs about an hour. Here's a bit from this announcement:

Fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of Mafia: The Old Country in the ‘Breaking Omerta’ Developer Insights video. Discover how Hangar 13 meticulously brought early 1900s Sicily to life, creating a stunning and period-authentic backdrop to tell this unforgettable mafia origin story. Building an emotional and engaging narrative filled with the unforgettable twists that define the best crime sagas, the game offers a mix of deep storytelling and high-intensity life or death gameplay. Mafia: The Old Country will also be a distinctive experience for the series, being the first to leverage the power of Unreal Engine 5.