Mafia: The Old Country’s release date has seemingly been leaked by none other than its own developer, Hangar 13. If correct, the prequel will launch on August 8.
The date in question appeared on the game’s hub on Steam Spain where Hangar 13 issued an official blog post announcing that they’ll be hosting a live stream at PAX on May 8 to discuss the past, present and future of the Mafia series.
However, at the end of the post the game’s release date was seemingly revealed: “Mafia: The Old Country is available August 8, 2025. Pre-order now for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and stay tuned to the official Mafia website for more information.”
The post appears to have been edited to remove the release date and platforms. However, @videotechuk snagged images before that happened.
According to a Spanish Steam post on the official Game Hub, Mafia: The Old Country is set for release on August 8th. pic.twitter.com/WPdW1cWGsO
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Prior to this, Mafia: The Old Country had a release window of 2025.
Given that the blog post was an official communication from Hangar 13, the August 8 date is likely to be true. Publisher Take-Two also stated recently that they intend to have shorter marketing cycles, or in other words less time between a game’s release date being announced and its actual release. That would seem to be the case here, because assuming the intend is to announce the release date at the May 8 event, Mafia: The Old Country will have three months of marketing before it launches.
Publisher Take-Two is set for a massive year, because aside from Mafia: The Old Country it also has Borderlands 4 coming out, and a tiny game known as GTA 6.