Not just the returning characters on cigarette cards like Frank Vinci or Leo Gallante from Mafia 2 — you’ll also find subtle references to Empire Bay and even New Bordeux from Mafia 3.

Speaking with game director Haden Blackman, he explains why this revisit to the original Mafia is more than just a remaster, but a new look at the beginning of the series.

It’s little wonder that Lost Heaven is strewn with collectible comic books, and cigarette cards emblazoned with the series’ mobsters; the world it depicts is no less pulpy and impeccably drawn.

A Mafia Definitive Edition physical version is planned to release this August. The Mafia: Trilogy collection will also receive a boxed release, though it won't come to the Americas.

Live the life of a gangster across three distinct eras of organized crime in America with Definitive Editions of all three Mafia games.

Definitive Editions of Mafia II and Mafia III are available today, and a remake of Mafia will be available in August.

Oozing with 1930s atmosphere, Mafia: Definitive Edition is a successful rejuvenation of the best story in the series.