2K Games on Wednesday released the announcement trailer for Mafia III, the next entry in the organized crime series. The video confirms the game's time period and setting as being 1960s New Orleans.

We also learned the first story details for Mafia III. You play as Lincoln Clay, a black Vietnam veteran who began life as an orphan. The story in Mafia III sees Lincoln fighting against the Italian mob in New Orleans, but there's so much more to it. Read GameSpot's just-published preview for more.

Mafia III is in development for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and is expected to launch in 2016. The game is being built by newly formed 2K studio Hangar 13, itself led by Star Wars veteran Haden Blackman.

For more on Mafia III, check out GameSpot's video preview where we discuss how the game reinvents the mob mentality.