Mafia II and III Definitive Editions out now as free upgrade

2K Games has released two-thirds of the Mafia Trilogy collection in the form of Mafia II Definitive Edition & Mafia III Definitive Edition. Containing all DLCs and some improvements, both remasters are now out on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One at just $29.99. Existing owners of either game will receive the definition edition for free.

Part two of the Mafia crime saga – 1940’s – 50’s Empire Bay, NY
Remastered in stunning HD detail, live the life of a gangster during the Golden-era of organized crime. War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Alongside his buddy Joe, Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence.

Part three of the Mafia crime saga – 1968, New Bordeaux, LA.
After years of combat in Vietnam, Lincoln Clay knows this truth: family isn’t who you’re born with, it’s who you die for. When his surrogate family is wiped out by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

Two remasters of 2K great open-world crime epics are now out across almost every platform. Sorry Switch owners, maybe you’ll get a port with the Switch 2. But everyone else can look forward to either replay or experience for the first time the Mafia II and III Definitive Editions.

Especially, Mafia II ought to be of interest for the current gaming audience since until now it remained locked on last-gen consoles. Mafia III Definitive Edition, on the other hand, seems like the weakest link of the Mafia Trilogy, with not really many improvements over its original incarnation.

But the real gem of the Mafia Trilogy is the full remake of the 2002 original. That is slated to release on August 28th and is the most promising part of the equation. The two remasters today also didn’t really stick the landing that well, especially on the PC. Steam users aren’t too thrilled with the definitive editions of Mafia II & III and even lament performance issues and the loss of some physics-related interactions in Mafia II. Let’s hope these issues get ironed out.