A tough patch befell Hanger 13 with a bout of layoffs earlier this 12 months and its still-under-a-codename sci-fi open world getting shelved again in November. This hasn’t stopped rumors from flying, although, a couple of Mafia 4, a prequel entry to the franchise. Even that isn’t sufficient with stories pointing to the dev searching for to greenlight a fifth installment already.
This stems from the phrases of a digital assembly Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier had following the layoffs. Former workers mentioned that Nick Baynes, the one who took over the studio head place after its earlier lead departed, mentioned that he goals to get a fifth installment greenlit.
Mum or dad firm Take-Two Interactive had been fast to defend themselves saying it’s absolutely devoted to the studio’s future and that it’s connecting those that couldn’t match into another undertaking and as such was topic to a layoff with trade networks and assets.
Learn Take-Two’s full assertion.
“2K is absolutely dedicated to the way forward for Hangar 13 because the studio navigates a difficult however finally promising transition interval. As a part of our ongoing evaluations to make sure our assets are aligned with our objectives, we now have made some modifications which have resulted in a discount of positions and parting methods with some colleagues. These choices are at all times troublesome. We’re doing all we are able to to work with the impacted workers to seek out them new roles on different initiatives and groups at 2K, and are offering full help to those that can’t be redeployed, connecting them with trade networks and assets to seek out new alternatives outdoors of 2K.”
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