In August last year, developers from Hangar 13 studio officially confirmed that they were working on a new part of the Mafia series. Various speculations have been spinning around the continuation of the famous brand for a long time. Even before development was confirmed, we learned from Kotaku magazine that it would have a new episode. with prequel, which takes the player to Sicily at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. According to this information, the story should primarily focus on Don Salieri and his family.
We now have new pieces coming in thanks to an offer for a tool engineer position at the studio’s branch office in Brighton, England. The proposal description mentions work on a AAA game that currently in preparation and running on Unreal Engine 5. While it is not possible to confirm with 100% certainty that the proposal is related to the new Mafia, it seems very likely.
According to previous information, Hangar 13 studio canceled other unfinished games some time ago, led by the ambitious Volt project, and focused on development of a new mafia and the continuation of the Top Spin tennis series. In addition, earlier speculation indicated that Mafia 4 will use the Unreal Engine 5 mentioned in the description. In any case, it is clear that we will have to wait a few more years for the finished game.
Source :Indian TV
