A tough patch befell Hanger 13 with a bout of layoffs earlier this yr 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 reviews 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 staff mentioned that Nick Baynes, the one that took over the studio head place after its earlier lead departed, mentioned that he goals to get a fifth installment greenlit.
Father or mother firm Take-Two Interactive had been fast to defend themselves saying it’s totally devoted to the studio’s future and that it’s connecting those that couldn’t match into every other mission and as such was topic to a layoff with business networks and sources.
Learn Take-Two’s full assertion.
“2K is totally 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 objectives, we have now 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 seek out them new roles on different tasks and groups at 2K, and are offering full help to those that can’t be redeployed, connecting them with business networks and sources to seek out new alternatives outdoors of 2K.”
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