That changed earlier this year with Mafia: The Old Country. The action-adventure game left the United States for Sicily in ...

Two southern Italian archbishops have sounded the alarm against the rise of Mafia-style killings among young people in Sicily ...

What happened to never going against the family? Leaders within the Cosa Nostra, Sicily’s mafia, have reportedly complained that mob recruits aren’t what they used to be, as nearly 150 people ...

The Mafia franchise has taken players to numerous different time periods across its three distinct titles. The original game took place during the 1930s, Mafia 2 moved events to the 1940s and early ...

CORLEONE, Italy, April 14, 2006 — -- Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood. The town's name -- Corleone -- literally means "Lionheart." ...

Italian police on Tuesday arrested new Mafia boss Settimino Mineo and dozens of other suspects in a major swoop against a resurgent Cosa Nostra. Mafia boss Settimino Mineo was held by police in ...

A former Italian police officer has been placed under house arrest 45 years after allegedly tampering with an investigation ...

But former prosecutors said the mafia's influence and activities have changed since its heyday in the 20th century, when ...

PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - Pope Benedict encouraged Sicilians on Sunday to speak out about their problems, including organised crime, but disappointed activists who said he was not forceful enough ...

The Genovese family, founded by Lucky Luciano, earned a reputation as the “Ivy League” of organized crime – disciplined, ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Mafia series has long been a contemporary of franchises like GTA and Saints Row, but its focus has always been much more narrow than those ...