Mafia: The Old Country arrived on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC a week ago at the time of this writing, and according to a new report from data firm Sensor Tower, Hangar 13’s latest entry in the series has sold more than 800K copies in its first week. That figure is across all platforms, but according to Sensor Tower, …
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It’s been a long wait for a new Mafia game; it feels like it’s been an age since Mafia 3 divided opinion. But does Mafia: The Old Country succeed in getting the largely beloved series back on track? That’s for you to decide. Sporting a a much more linear campaign than what was offered in Lincoln Clay’s sandbox outing, The …
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WASHINGTON – Guyana is the only Caribbean Community (Caricom) country that has a confirmed case of the Oropouche fever, a viral disease that has resurged across the Americas since late 2023, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported. In its latest epidemiological update, PAHO said that so far this year, 12,786 confirmed cases have been reported across 11 countries …
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Mafia: The Old Country developer Hangar 13 has confirmed Free Ride mode is coming to the game as part of a free update for all players. Hangar 13 also revealed “new activities and gameplay” are coming as part of the free update, which is due out in “the coming months.” The developer didn’t offer any more information, but did issue …
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Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. In Argentina, the government manipulated the inflation rate. Economists went rogue to calculate the real rate, and people lost trust in the numbers. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it set off worries that economic data might not be as trustworthy in the …
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PublishedAugust 13, 2025 4:22 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 13, 2025 4:22 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Well, if the SEC’s self-obsession and aggrandizement isn’t enough reason to root against them in the rapidly approaching 2025 college football season, Paul Finebaum’s latest hyperbole should be. Finebaum, who like most ESPN personalities, is a devotee of the relentless campaign to promote SEC …
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The Mafia series of games has always benefitted from a strong sense of time and place. As a Chinese immigrant, I’d often find ways to connect to these games, even if I didn’t directly associate with the focus on Italian crime families. From the Chinatown area in the first Mafia to the Triads in Mafia II, I always felt a …
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The Swiss government is telling its domestic companies that they have not, in fact, found a clever way to skirt President Donald Trump’s tariffs by routing goods through the tiny neighborhood country of Liechtenstein. Switzerland and Liechtenstein share a 102-year-old customs treaty allowing the 25km-long principality to share the Swiss economic area. But that agreement, which makes it nearly impossible …
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Mafia continues to feel a tad dated in its design trappings, but there’s a fascinating mix of beauty, efficiency and nuanced performances here that are well worth your time. I hate to start a review with a cliché, but reader, I’m doing it. Mafia: The Old Country is that occasional sort of experience that is ‘more than the sum of …
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