Hangar 13 moves away from studio founder

In a studio Hangar 13 there have been big changes. The current boss and founder said goodbye to studies Hayden Blackmanwho is also leaving 2K Games.

Backed by 2K Games, Blackman was to build a successful studio with branches around the world that would work on more than just the acclaimed Mafia series. But the very first project did not go according to plan, Mafia 3 did not make much of an impression and other projects were cancelled. In seven years, only Mafia 3 and the final edition of the legendary first Mafia came out. The d3t team was responsible for the Mfie 2 remaster.

Hayden Blackman was previously creative director at LucasArts and led the development of the massively multiplayer role-playing game Star Wars: Galaxies and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Now he takes his place in Hangar 13. Nick Baineswho will lead teams in Novato, Brighton and the Czech Republic.

Blackman is leaving the company to pursue his business elsewhere, while Baines has 30 years of experience leading the industry, founded Hangar 13 Brighton in 2018 and has spent the last four years growing the team, gaining training skills and participating in projects such as as Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia trilogy.

Last November, it was confirmed that Take-Two shut down the Volt projectwhich was developed in Hangar 13 and stood $53 million. The game has reportedly suffered a number of complications due to a development restart, technology bottlenecks, and coronavirus 19 issues.

This game has been in development in various forms since 2017 and offers superheroes compete in online world. However, the publisher did not see it as a profitable investment, given that it would still take time to complete.

According to official job offers, the studio is (or should have been) preparing a new open-world brand that mixes sci-fi and fantasy. The information provided a less realistic game world that would feature more than just human characters. An important element should remain the plot and an interesting view from the first and third person. The advertisement also indicated the multiplayer that the authors of the Mafia would support in the long term.

The project has been (should have been) in development since 2018. But the question is whether it is still underway. Plus a few things fit Volt.

According to unconfirmed information, he was the development of the new mafia has already been stopped. It was supposed to take place in Las Vegas, USA, in the mid-1970s. But then something happened and he took over Rhapsody spy action the action takes place during the cold war in Berlin, which would also be tempting for us. However, he has not yet seen the light and unofficially started talking about its completion.

In 2018, 13 significant exemption. Instead of a major project, the studio was given responsibility for Mafia Trilogy, and was to collaborate with Gearbox Software on Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.

So let’s see what happens with Hangar 13 in the coming years.