# 'A Surviving Franchise' — After 25 Years of Ups and Downs, the Mafia Games and the People Who Make Them Are Alive and Kicking

> It’s somewhat sobering to think that the Mafia franchise is nearly a quarter of a century old. Many of the people who make the games have been working on it for even longer.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/25-years-of-mafia-video-games-an-oral-history?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7f5c646165a79cfdef3834)
- **Published:** 2026-08-14
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #playstation #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7f5c646165a79cfdef3834

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