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PS Plus’ February games include Evil Dead and a Destiny 2 expansion

Sony announced the PS Plus games for February available for all subscribers, including a multiplayer horror game and a Destiny expansion

Sony announced the PS Plus games for February available for all subscribers starting Feb. 7, 2023, including a multiplayer horror game and a free Destiny expansion. The PS Plus Extra and Premium games have yet to be announced.

First up is Evil Dead The Game, an asynchronous multiplayer game rooted in the Evil Dead franchise. You and a team of survivors face off against a swarm of Deadites and the Kandarian Demon, exploring and looting across locations pulled directly from the Evil Dead films.

Destiny 2: Beyond Light is also up for grabs. Beyond Light takes you to Europa and adds the Stasis element to the FPS game, a vital component in most modern Destiny 2 builds and a significant boon heading into Destiny 2 Lightfall later in February.

Mafia: Definitive Edition brings the 2002 crime game to life for modern audiences, smoothing out some of its rougher elements and revamping the visuals. The last game is OlliOlli World, a skateboarding platformer where you grind, hop, and air your way to Gnarvana and appease the skate gods.

All of the February PS Plus games will remain in your library after the month ends, as long as you remain a PS Plus subscriber. While you’re downloading your PS4 and PS5 games, you may want to take a look at the PS Plus Collection before it’s too late. Sony announced the collection is being shuttered in just a few months.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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The original Mafia is currently free for its 20th Anniversary

Anyone with a decent gaming PC can pick up the cult-classic Mafia for free.

Somehow, two decades have passed since Mafia came out and shook up the action-adventure genre — and anyone can revisit it free of charge for a limited time.

As part of the 20th-anniversary festivities, publisher 2K is giving away Mafia on Steam. It’s the original PC version from Illusion Softworks, released on Aug. 29, 2022. You can download the game here. This offer (that you can’t refuse) only lasts until Sept. 5, 2022.

While not as popular as other crime-ridden titles like Grand Theft Auto, Mafia is unique in that it draws far more inspiration from classic 1930s gangster films like The Godfather. Gameplay-wise, Mafia might be long in the tooth and clunky, but trying it out can’t hurt when there’s no cost of entry.

Mafia: Definitive Edition, a complete remake of the original game, came out in 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. While that version isn’t free, it’s for only $17.49 (65 percent off) on Steam. The entire franchise is seeing massive discounts currently, so it’s worth checking out 2K’s publisher page.

Studio Hangar 13 recently confirmed that another Mafia game is in the works. However, development is early, so we likely won’t see this one for many years.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Another Mafia game is in development

Hangar 13 confirms that the long-running Mafia series will continue, but another entry could be years away.

After lying dormant for several years, the Mafia series is coming back.

In a 20th-anniversary interview shared on the official Mafia website, Hangar 13 head of production and media director Tomáš Hřebíček and general manager Roman Hladík revealed that the studio is reviving the popular crime series.

“I’m happy to confirm we’ve started work on an all-new Mafia project,” Hladík said. “While it’s a few years away and we can’t share anything more right now, we’re really excited to keep working on this beloved franchise and to entertain our players with new stories.”

There’s no confirmation as to what this new title might be, though. While most would assume it’s Mafia 4, that last series entry was Mafia: Definitive Edition — a complete remake of the original game, which came out in September 2020. It’s always possible that Mafia 2 could receive a similar touch-up, but we’ll undoubtedly find out whenever Hangar 13 reveals the project.

For those who are unfamiliar, Mafia is an open-world affair similar to Grand Theft Auto. Only it draws far more inspiration from films like The Godfather and The Departed. The last mainline game was Mafia 3, which came out way back in 2016.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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