Hangar 13 hasn’t formally introduced any particulars for Mafia 4 however it looks as if they might be getting ready so as to add multiplayer and stay service options to the sport. The developer is recruiting for varied roles inside the growth staff and people job descriptions trace the sport might not solely be a single-player expertise.
Is a multiplayer Mafia 4 sport in growth?
The job itemizing for a Senior Methods Designer at Brighton, the placement for the event of the following Mafia sport, asks for an individual with AAA sport growth expertise and the corporate would like somebody with “multiplayer video games and/or stay sport design expertise.” The position additionally requires information of financial system methods and design, hinting extra in the direction of a possible live-service system relatively than co-op or aggressive multiplayer.
These hoping to get a single-player expertise needn’t lose all hope, although. Not like different job listings noticed by Reddit, this one doesn’t really point out the Mafia franchise. This opening might even be for the rumored revival of the High Spin franchise or one other sport altogether.
Different job listings do point out “the following iteration of the Mafia franchise” in addition to the supply of “partaking Stealth and Fight gameplay loops”, suggesting an identical fight system to that seen in Mafia 3. Little else is thought in regards to the sport, though earlier rumors have speculated it will likely be a prequel to Mafia that’s set in Sicily and can concentrate on the household of Don Salieri. Both means, the sport is more likely to be a number of years away from launch.
