Hangar 13 appears to be going via some powerful and unusual occasions concurrently. Amid numerous departures and one other spherical of layoffs, the studio is reportedly planning two Mafia video games and a Prime Spin revival. We heard a few Mafia prequel in growth not too long ago, however a brand new report by Bloomberg (partially corroborated by Kotaku) claims {that a} new Prime Spin sport is within the works as properly, and studio president Nick Baynes is trying 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 employees 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 identify for the brand new Mafia sport) greenlit whereas Nero remains to be in growth as a way to keep away from a situation the place employees are displaced after a mission is completed or dropped. Bloomberg’s report mentioned {that a} tennis sport code named “Hammer” can be in growth at Hangar 13, however Kotaku and insider Nick “Nick_Shpeshal” Baker identify dropped Prime Spin. In truth, Baker was the primary one to disclose {that a} new Prime Spin sport is in growth in one among 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 finally promising transition interval. As a part of our ongoing evaluations to make sure our assets are aligned with our targets, we’ve got made some modifications which have resulted in a discount of positions and parting methods with some colleagues. These selections are all the time troublesome. We’re doing all we will to work with the impacted staff 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 business networks and assets to seek out new alternatives outdoors of 2K.
In different information, rumor has it {that a} Killzone VR sport was as soon as in growth at Supermassive Video games, and a State of Play is coming June 2nd.
