

Development began in 2003, soon after the release of the first Mafia game. The player character's criminal activities may incite a response from law enforcement agencies, measured by a " wanted" system that governs the aggression of their response. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. Set within the fictional city of Empire Bay from 1945 to 1951, the story follows Vito Scaletta, a young Sicillian-American mobster and war veteran, who becomes caught in a power struggle among the city's Mafia crime families while attempting to pay back his father's debts and secure a better lifestyle. The game is a standalone sequel to 2002's Mafia, and the second installment in the Mafia series. It was released on Augfor PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. Furthermore, if you already own Mafia III on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or Steam, you will be upgraded to Mafia III: Definitive Edition at no additional cost," 2K wrote in a blog post.Mafia II is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K.

"Note that if you already own Mafia II on Steam, you will be automatically granted Mafia II: Definitive Edition at no additional cost. The free upgrades were announced alongside the first official details on Mafia: Definitive Edition. In fact, the game will automatically update to the Definitive Edition if you have the original installed on your console already, and you can claim the extra content packs in the various digital stores, as well. Mafia III's upgrade is free on all platforms (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) and grants access to all of the post-launch DLC. If you own Mafia II on Steam, you can update the 10-year-old title to experience the adventure in high definition for free. Fans of the Mafia series are also getting some free content in the form of Definitive Edition upgrades for Mafia II and Mafia III. It'll come packaged with the Mafia: Trilogy and as a standalone title that's available to pre-order now. 2K games has confirmed Mafia: Definitive Edition, a full remake of the 2002 action-adventure for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, will release August 28.
