Updated on June 21, 2025: leaker eXtas1scorroboratedthis report, specifying that Mafia: Definitive Edition is supposedly coming to Xbox Game Pass on August 13. The original story is as follows.
Summary
Xbox Game Passwill addMafia: Definitive Editionin August 2024, according to a new report from a well-known leaker. This purported release would mark the series' long-awaitedXbox Game Passdebut.
While Microsoft’s subscription service has enjoyed 2K’s support for many a year, it has yet to receive any of the publisher’sMafiatitles. The latest of those hit the market in 2020 when 2Kreleased its originalMafiaremakeand remastered of the subsequent two entries in the franchise.
Mafia: Definitive Edition Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Leaker Claims
Four years later,Mafia: Definitive Editionis finally on its way to Xbox Game Pass, according to leaker NateDrake, also known as Nate The Hate. The insider took to the ResetEra forums in late July toclaimthat the remake of the first entry in the franchise is planned to reach Microsoft’s subscription content library sometime in August 2024.
While Xbox Game Pass release leaks are far from a rarity, they have become particularly plentiful in recent weeks. E.g., it was only a few days ago that Spanish YouTuber eXtas1s reported thatCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogyis coming to Xbox Game Passon August 8. Shortly before that, the same source also leaked the July 24 arrival ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Likewise, eXtas1s correctly predicted the recent additions ofTchia,Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and theOctopath Travelerseries to the XGP library.
As for the leak at hand, the purported arrival ofMafia: Definitive Editionwould serve as a major boon to the selection ofhigh-quality open-world titles on Xbox Game Pass. The 2020 remake has been praised by both fans and critics alike, as underlined by its 58,000-plus “Very Positive” Steam reviews, as well as its OpenCritic average score of 78. The game also boasts an 81% reviewer recommendation rate on OpenCritic, having received widespread acclaim for its intoxicating atmosphere, immense production values, and driving physics improvements, among other qualities.
Xbox Game Pass Currently Has 3 Confirmed Games For August 2024
The list ofconfirmed August 2024 additions to Xbox Game Passcurrently consists of only three titles. The first of those isCreatures of Ava, Inverge Studios' creature-saving game that’s scheduled to reach the service on August 7. Pugstorm’s survival sandbox adventureCore Keeperis then set to follow suit exactly 20 days later. StudioBando’s quirky adventureSOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potatohas also been confirmed for a day-one Xbox Game Pass debut in August, although it is still waiting for a precise release date. Before any of those titles arrive, the XGP library will lose three games on July 31:Train Sim World 4,A Short Hike, andVenba.
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