Mafia: The Old Country Videos Dive Into Performance and Sicilian Sound Design

Hangar 13 has released a couple more developer diaries in the lead up to Mafia: The Old Country. The most recent videos have focused on the performances in the game, as well as the sounds.

In the video ‘Breaking Omertà: Capturing Performance’, the team talk about not only the performance capture software and technology they’re using, but also casting the roles in the game, and how they changed some of what they had initially invision for protaganist Enzo after casting Riccardo Frascari and what he’s brought to the role.

And in the final developer diary, ‘Breaking Omertà: “The Sounds of Sicily,’ the team discuss the music, and how they captured the authentic sounds of the world and things in the game. This includes the guns and cars, which were captured authentically using real 1900s vehicles and weapons.

In some of the previous developer diaries, Hangar 13 had talked about the technologies they’re using to bring Sicily to life in their game, and

Mafia: The Old Country launches on August 8, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and is now available for pre-order and pre-purchase.