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The Mafia franchise has a new expansion for Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland launching in August 2026, and Yen Press has licensed a manga titled Mafia for a December 2026 release. Mafia III is also available free to Amazon Prime members via Luna in June 2026.

Synthesized from 3 Yomimono stories · updated Aug 18

Yen Press announced on June 12, 2026 that it has licensed a manga titled Mafia for release in December 2026, as part of a slate of 15 manga and novel series. No further details about the manga's content, creator, or relation to the video game franchise have been disclosed.

On June 5, 2026, 2K Games announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 an expansion for Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland titled Man of Honor, set to launch on August 14, 2026. The expansion covers Salieri's rise in Sicily before his Lost Heaven days, includes two new story chapters and free ride content, and supports Japanese. Sales of up to 85% off on the base game and previous Mafia titles are ongoing across Steam, Epic Games Store, and PS Store.

Earlier in June, Amazon announced that Mafia III: Complete Edition is among 15 free PC games available to Prime members via Amazon Luna for the month of June 2026. The free distribution is available from Japan, but the cloud gaming service is not.

Key facts

Manga license
Yen Press licensed a manga titled Mafia for release in December 2026.
Expansion announcement
2K Games announced the expansion Man of Honor for Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland at Summer Game Fest 2026.
Expansion release date
Man of Honor launches on August 14, 2026.
Expansion content
The expansion covers Salieri's rise in Sicily, includes two new story chapters and free ride content, and supports Japanese.
Free game offer
Mafia III: Complete Edition is free to Amazon Prime members via Amazon Luna in June 2026.

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

All coverage

Aug 19

Mafia: Origin DLC 'Man of Honor' Puts Young Salieri Back in the Game

Game Spark reviewed the new DLC 'Man of Honor' for Mafia: Origin, which follows Enzo as he assists a recently released Salieri, the future head of the Salieri family. The two-chapter expansion features stealth, gunfights, and dynamite-based gameplay, and also updates the Free Ride mode with new missions.

Aug 4

Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Anime Confirms TV Format

TO Books announced on Thursday that the anime adaptation of Tōko Amekawa's light novel series Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim will be produced as a television anime series. The announcement came via TO Books' X/Twitter account and was also reported by Comic Natalie. Amekawa launched the original story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2022, and TO Books published the first novel volume with illustrations by Meiji Anno in May 2023. Anno drew illustrations through the third volume, with LINO taking over from the fourth volume, which shipped in August 2025. Gōto is credited for the original character design and launched the manga adaptation on TO Books' Corona EX manga website in January 2023. The manga's fourth compiled volume shipped on March 1, and both the novels and the manga's sixth volume are scheduled to ship on August 1. Tokyopop releases the manga in English and has also licensed the light novels. The story follows Francesca Calvino, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss who reincarnates as the heroine of a mafia-themed dating sim, where she tries to cancel her engagement with the villainous Leonardo Aldini, only to attract his attention instead.

Jul 31

Wizardry Variants Daphne Launches Final Fantasy XI Collaboration Event

Drecom opened the collaboration event between its 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI on July 30, 2026. The event, titled "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy," runs until September 10 at 12:59. It adds a collaboration-exclusive dungeon and story where a suspicious castle appears in Northern Hollow, the lord's sons go missing, and players must track the ghost castle to bring them back. Three Final Fantasy XI characters join as new adventurers: Prishe, the Cursed Child of Tavnazia, voiced by Aya Hirano; Iroha, the Singer of the Star's Song, voiced by Inori Minase; and Zeid, the Black Iron Whirlwind, voiced by Shin-ichiro Kamio. Players can obtain one of six recruitment items during the event, choosing among these three collaboration adventurers or three legendary adventurers: Red Beard, the Rebel Against God; Arboris, King of the Sea of Trees; and Avenius, the Flash. The collaboration also introduces Relic Weapons, special equipment obtainable with Gil and upgradeable through reforging, plus a Trade Broker in Northern Hollow Village for trading reforge materials. Special supplies and limited-time missions offer additional scrolls and Gil. A dedicated website includes a Collaboration Rank Test quiz and a promotional video.

Jun 12

Yen Press Licenses 15 Manga and Novel Series for December 2026

Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed eight manga, six novel series, and one box set for release in December 2026. The slate includes new titles such as Witches Can't Be Collared, Your Castle's Little Helper, Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom, Mafia, and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi, among others.

Jun 5

Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland Expansion Man of Honor Launches August 14

2K Games announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 that the expansion Man of Honor for Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland will release on August 14, 2026. The expansion covers Salieri's rise in Sicily before his Lost Heaven days, includes two new story chapters and free ride content, and supports Japanese. Sales up to 85% off on the base game and previous Mafia titles are ongoing across Steam, Epic Games Store, and PS Store.