Hangar 13 appears to be going by way of some powerful and unusual occasions concurrently. Amid quite a lot of departures and one other spherical of layoffs, the studio is reportedly planning two Mafia video games and a High Spin revival. We heard a couple of Mafia prequel in growth not too long ago, however a brand new report by Bloomberg (partially corroborated by Kotaku) claims {that a} new High Spin recreation is within the works as nicely, and studio president Nick Baynes is making an attempt to have a sequel to the Mafia prequel (we’re not kidding) greenlit by 2K.
Why Hangar 13 is eyeing two Mafia video games
Baynes, who changed Hangar 13’s founder Hayden Blackman, not too long ago held a gathering with workers to tell them of the layoffs. In response to Bloomberg, he revealed in the course of the assembly that he’s making an attempt to get a sequel to Nero (code title for the brand new Mafia recreation) greenlit whereas Nero continues to be in growth as a way to keep away from a situation the place staff are displaced after a undertaking is completed or dropped. Bloomberg’s report mentioned {that a} tennis recreation code named “Hammer” can also be in growth at Hangar 13, however Kotaku and insider Nick “Nick_Shpeshal” Baker title dropped High Spin. The truth is, Baker was the primary one to disclose {that a} new High Spin recreation is in growth in one in all his movies earlier this month, however his declare was overshadowed by the Mafia leak.
2K launched the next assertion to Kotaku and Bloomberg:
2K is absolutely dedicated to the way forward for Hangar 13 because the studio navigates a difficult however in the end promising transition interval. As a part of our ongoing evaluations to make sure our sources are aligned with our targets, we now have made some adjustments which have resulted in a discount of positions and parting methods with some colleagues. These selections are at all times troublesome. We’re doing all we will to work with the impacted staff to search out them new roles on different tasks and groups at 2K, and are offering full assist to those that can’t be redeployed, connecting them with trade networks and sources to search out new alternatives exterior of 2K.
In different information, rumor has it {that a} Killzone VR recreation was as soon as in growth at Supermassive Video games, and a State of Play is coming June 2nd.