Mafia 3 could be set in Louisiana

AllGamesBeta recently spotted a casting call for an "untitled video game" in production by Take-Two - the parent company of Mafia's publisher 2K Games. Could this be the surest sign yet that Mafia 3 is alive, well and in development?



The casting call is looking for three actors to be "used for v/o, motion capture, likeness and facial scan." The characters they'll be playing - Tony, Franklin and Mickey - are all Louisiana-born, pointing to a possible location for the game's setting. It's an interesting mix of characters too; Franklin, a mixed race outsider, Tony the meticulous sociopath and Mickey the hot-headed greenhorn. Read the full descriptions below:


Franklin
Born in Louisiana, Mixed race - African American/Caucasian, Early 20s, 6', Bouncer's build - broad, not cut. An orphan in the racially segregated South who rises to criminal prominence after returning home to Louisiana from war. Having been an outsider to both white and black society, Franklin is fiercely loyal to those he considers "family." He is both street-smart and strong. Disciplined and imposing, confident yet guarded, Franklin knows how to get a job done at any cost...

Tony
Born in Louisiana, Italian, Early 30s, Thin, Immaculately dressed and groomed. A genius with numbers and statistics who runs sports betting operations in Louisiana. Tony is not your typical gangster. Meticulous and organized, Tony is more concerned about numbers and profit than people. On the surface, Tony appears quiet and socially awkward, but in reality he is more than capable of inflicting violence on anyone who disrupts his bottom line. Tony doesn't fear people; he simply does not understand or like them.

Mickey
Born in Louisiana, Italian, Late Teens/Early 20s, Average build. A young street hustler who likes to run his mouth, Mickey likes to talk big on the streets, but when push comes to shove, he can't back it up. Mickey has a bad habit of taking credit for bigger jobs and making himself seem higher up in the criminal ladder than he really is. When confronted with this, he reverts back to the scared teenager he really is.

Is it possible we'll be seeing a GTA 5-style multiple protagonist structure in Mafia 3, if that is indeed what this is? After all, Take-Two owns Rockstar, and if it worked once.



source:totalxbox