"It's 1968, and after years of fighting in Vietnam, Lincoln Clay knows this truth: family isn't the people you're born with, it's the people you die for. Now Lincoln is back home in New Bordeaux, determined to escape his criminal past. But when his surrogate family, the Black Mafia, is betrayed and wiped out by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family from the ashes of the old one and begins to carve a path of revenge and military hardware through the mobsters responsible. Intense gunfights, brutal hand-to-hand combat, thrilling driving, and street smarts are all you'll need. But with the right crew, tough decisions, and a few dirty hands, it's possible to rise to the top of the city's underworld. *NEW BORDEAUX, A 1968 NEW ORLEANS RE-INVENTED: A vast, diverse and gritty open world ruled by the mafia and corrupt politicians, rich with the stunning sights, sounds and emotionally charged social atmosphere of the time. *THE SILENT, DEADLY ANTI-HERO: Become Lincoln Clay, an orphan and Vietnam veteran who seeks revenge on the Italian mafia for the brutal massacre of the black mafia he considered the family he never had. *GET YOUR REVENGE: Choose your own personal playstyle - from brute force and powerful weapons to stealthy assassin tactics - and use Lincoln's military training and gathered intelligence to help you take down the Italian mafia. *A NEW FAMILY RISE FROM THE ASHES OF THE OLD: Build a criminal empire your own way by deciding which of your lieutenants to reward and which to betray..."