Mafia: The Old Country And Gen Con Takeaways | The Game Informer Show

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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Listen to “Mafia: The Old Country And Gen Con Takeaways” on Spreaker. Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps:
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