Mafia: The Old Country And Gen Con Takeaways

Mafia: The Old Country And Gen Con Takeaways

Author: Game Informer August 8, 2025 Duration: 1:39:50
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our host Charles is joined by Wesley and Eric to talk about Mafia: The Old Country, a prequel set in early 20th century Sicily, as well as the experience of Gen Con 2025, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and Wheel World. We discuss knife fighting and stealthy sneaking, the power scale of Metroidvanias, and... I'm reading a note here about Italian frogs?

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00:00 - Introduction
04:18 - Mafia: The Old Country
35:05 - Gen Con 2025
1:10:26 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
1:17:05 - Wheel World

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