Perhaps there is no need to introduce the American studio Hangar 13, which also has two branches in the Czech Republic. The authors of the not-so-well-received Mafia 3 have earned a reputation as the number one follow-up remake of 2020. The studio has been led from the start by Hayden Blackman, an experienced developer formerly of LucasArts. But today we learned that the leadership will change.
Blackman today he told his colleagues that in the company after more than 7 years ends. The departure appears to be voluntary, with a press release saying that Blackman is leaving to look for a new job elsewhere. He will be replaced in his current position. Nick Baineshead of the Brighton branch of Hangar 13.
Here’s the official report, but Kotaku magazine subsequently published its own article, which (citing its sources) claims that must be created in the studio new part of the Mafia series. However, the cherished Mafia 4 will not be a sequel, but prequel to the whole trilogy, although Kotaku no longer specifies the exact setting. The project must have a code name Black and should use Unreal Engine 5unlike number three and remake number one, where Angar 13 used its own engine. In any case, the development of the new Mafia should only begin..
In conclusion, I just want to remind you that a game called Volt was originally created in Hangar 13, but it was canceled after 4 years of development. The development cost $53 million.
Hangar 13 bosses are leaving, a new Mafia is in development: https://t.co/wnAszuBHUT pic.twitter.com/wlL32DWbgQ
– Kotaku (@Kotaku) May 5, 2022
Source :Indian TV
